Where does “Kappes” come from?

Kappes (German) comes from Central Franconian Kappes, from Middle High German kabez, from Old High German kabuz, from Latin caputia, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Kappes (German): cabbage, Brassica oleracea; nonsense

Definitions

  1. cabbage, Brassica oleracea; nonsense

Ancestry of “Kappes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianKappescabbage; nonsense
2Middle High Germankabez—
3Old High Germankabuz—
4Latincaputia—
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →