Where does “Eigenkapitalgeber” come from?

Eigenkapitalgeber (German) comes from German Eigenkapital, from German kapital, from Italian capitale, from Polish kapitał, from English capital, from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.

Eigenkapitalgeber (German): equity provider; equity investor; shareholder an individual or entity that provides equity capital to a company, thereby gaining ownership rights

Definitions

  1. equity provider; equity investor; shareholder an individual or entity that provides equity capital to a company, thereby gaining ownership rights

Ancestry of “Eigenkapitalgeber”, step by step

Eigenkapitalgeber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eigenkapital

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEigenkapitalequity; capital
2Germankapitalcapital
3ItaliancapitaleOf or pertaining to the head; primary, prime,...
4Polishkapitałprincipal
5EnglishcapitalAlready-produced durable goods available for use...
6Frenchcapitalcapital money and wealth
7Latincapitālisof the head or life
8Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
9Proto-Italickaputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
11Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via German Geber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebergiver, donor, grantor; encoder
2Arabicجابرto treat with kindness, to be nice; bonesetter,...
3ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
4Arabicطَابَق
5Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
6Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
7Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
8Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-
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