Where does “kabel” come from?

kabel (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German kapelle, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kabel (Estonian): chapel; adessive singular of kabe

Definitions

  1. chapel; adessive singular of kabe

Ancestry of “kabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankapelle—
2Medieval Latincappella—
3Latincāppacape, cloak
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →