Where does “kaptajn” come from?

kaptajn (Danish) comes from French capitaine, from Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kaptajn (Danish): captain

Definitions

captain

Ancestry of “kaptajn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	capitaine	captain, leader
2	Middle French	capitaine	captain
3	Old French	capitaine	leader
4	Latin	capitāneus	large, chief in size
5	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
8	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →