Where does “kabelknipper” come from?
kabelknipper (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,...
kabelknipper (Dutch): a tool used to cut cables; a cable-cutter
Definitions
- a tool used to cut cables; a cable-cutter
Ancestry of “kabelknipper”, step by step
kabelknipper 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,... |
via Dutch knipper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | knipper | — |