Where does “caple” come from?

caple (English) comes from Old Norse kapall, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

caple (English): A horse

Definitions

  1. A horse

Ancestry of “caple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekapall—
2Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
3Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Old Norse kapall →