Where does “kaperbrief” come from?
kaperbrief (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaper, 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 — on, onto.
kaperbrief (Dutch): letter of marque
Definitions
- letter of marque
Ancestry of “kaperbrief”, step by step
kaperbrief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kaper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaper | privateer, pirate; hijacker |
| 2 | Dutch | kapen | to hijack, to seize control of something -... |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |