Where does “Kaperbrief” come from?

Kaperbrief (German) comes from German kapern, from Dutch kaper, from Dutch kapen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.

Kaperbrief (German): letter of marque

Definitions

  1. letter of marque

Ancestry of “Kaperbrief”, step by step

Kaperbrief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kapern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankapernto capture, to seize, to hijack
2Dutchkaperprivateer, pirate; hijacker
3Dutchkapento hijack, to seize control of something -...
4Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
5Middle Dutchendeand; end
6Old Dutchendiend
7Proto-West Germanicandīend
8Proto-Germanicandijazend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German brief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbriefletter (written message)
2Middle High Germanbrief
3Old High Germanbriaf
4Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
5Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
6Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-