Where does “kaapvaart” come from?
kaapvaart (Dutch) comes from Dutch kapen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
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Ancestry of “kaapvaart”, step by step
kaapvaart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kapen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kapen | to hijack, to seize control of something -... |
| 2 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 4 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch vaart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vaart | trip; speed, momentum; canal |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vāert | going |
| 3 | Old Dutch | farth | going |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fardi | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |