Where does “kaappausdraama” come from?
kaappausdraama (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaappaus, 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.
kaappausdraama (Finnish): hostage drama
Definitions
- hostage drama
Ancestry of “kaappausdraama”, step by step
kaappausdraama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaappaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaappaus | hijack |
| 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 |
via Finnish draama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | draama | drama |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δρᾶμα | a deed, act; one of the three types of ancient... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δράω | I act, I take action, I achieve |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | dráwō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dréwh₂-eti | to run, act |