Where does “keper” come from?

keper (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch keper, from Latin capreus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

keper (Dutch): A chevron, construction comprising crossing beams...

Definitions

  1. A chevron, construction comprising crossing beams...

Ancestry of “keper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkeper—
2Latincapreus—
3Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
4Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “keper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Italic *kapros →Every word from Latin caper →