Where does “Endkappe” come from?

Endkappe (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Endkappe (German): end cap capping device that fits over the end of something

Definitions

  1. end cap capping device that fits over the end of something

Ancestry of “Endkappe”, step by step

Endkappe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kappe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKappecap, hood
2Middle High Germankappe—
3Old High Germankappacap, hood
4Latincāppacape, cloak
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via German ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanendeinflection of enden: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanendeend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →