Where does “kaappailu” come from?
kaappailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaappailla, from Finnish kaapata, from Swedish kåpa, from Dutch kapen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
kaappailu (Finnish): capturing repeatedly
Definitions
- capturing repeatedly
Ancestry of “kaappailu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaappailla | — |
| 2 | Finnish | kaapata | to capture, abduct, kidnap; to hijack |
| 3 | Swedish | kåpa | cowl, cloak, hood; cover |
| 4 | Dutch | kapen | to hijack, to seize control of something -... |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |