Where does “kappe” come from?

kappe (Danish) comes from German Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kappe (Danish): cloak; coat, greatcoat; cut

Definitions

  1. cloak; coat, greatcoat; cut

Ancestry of “kappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKappecap, hood
2Middle High Germankappe—
3Old High Germankappacap, hood
4Latincāppacape, cloak
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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