Where does “kabelknippen” come from?
kabelknippen (Dutch) comes from Dutch kabel, from Middle Dutch cabel, from French câble, from Old French cable, from Vulgar Latin caplum, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kabelknippen (Dutch): to cancel traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favour of online services; to do cord-cutting
Definitions
- to cancel traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favour of online services; to do cord-cutting
Ancestry of “kabelknippen”, step by step
kabelknippen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kabel | cable; cable television; cable internet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 3 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Old French | cable | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 6 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |