Where does “kuvankaappaus” come from?

kuvankaappaus (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.

kuvankaappaus (Finnish): image capturing

Definitions

  1. image capturing

Ancestry of “kuvankaappaus”, step by step

kuvankaappaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaappaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaappaushijack
2Finnishkaapatato capture, abduct, kidnap; to hijack
3Swedishkåpacowl, cloak, hood; cover
4Dutchkapento hijack, to seize control of something -...
5Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
6Middle Dutchendeand; end
7Old Dutchendiend
8Proto-West Germanicandīend
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish kuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
2Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos
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