Where does “kappen” come from?

kappen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cappen, from Old Dutch *kappon, from Proto-West Germanic *kappōn — to chop, cut off.

kappen (Dutch): to cut hair and model it; to chop, as with an...

Definitions

  1. to cut hair and model it; to chop, as with an...

Ancestry of “kappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcappento chop, to cleave
2Old Dutch*kappon
3Proto-West Germanic*kappōnto chop, cut off

Words derived from “kappen

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kappōn