Where does “lentokonekaappaus” come from?
lentokonekaappaus (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.
lentokonekaappaus (Finnish): airplane hijacking
Definitions
- airplane hijacking
Ancestry of “lentokonekaappaus”, step by step
lentokonekaappaus 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 |