Where does “kappi” come from?

kappi (Finnish) comes from German Käppi, from German Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

kappi (Finnish): casing

Definitions

casing

Ancestry of “kappi”, step by step

kappi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Käppi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Käppi	kepi; cap
2	German	Kappe	cap, hood
3	Middle High German	kappe	—
4	Old High German	kappa	cap, hood
5	Latin	cāppa	cape, cloak
6	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
7	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
8	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
9	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

via Swedish käpp

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	käpp	stick
2	Dutch	kap	cap; cover; stroke; chopping
3	Dutch	kappen	to cut hair and model it; to chop, as with an...
4	Middle Dutch	cappen	to chop, to cleave
5	Old Dutch	*kappon	—
6	Proto-West Germanic	*kappōn	to chop, cut off

via Icelandic kapp

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	kapp	zeal, eagerness; energy, effort; competition
2	Old Norse	kapp	battle
3	Latin	campus	Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	kh₂emp-	to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5	Proto-Indo-European	kh₂em-	to bend, to curve

Words derived from “kappi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →