Where does “Kapstachelbeere” come from?
Kapstachelbeere (German) comes from German kap, from Middle Low German kap, from Middle French cap, from Old Occitan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
Kapstachelbeere (German): goldenberry
Definitions
- goldenberry
Ancestry of “Kapstachelbeere”, step by step
Kapstachelbeere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kap | cape (headland) |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kap | — |
| 3 | Middle French | cap | head |
| 4 | Old Occitan | cap | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via German Stachelbeere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stachelbeere | gooseberry |
| 2 | German | beere | berry |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 4 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |