Where does “Raumkapsel” come from?

Raumkapsel (German) comes from German kapsel, from Middle High German kapsel, from Latin capsula, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Raumkapsel (German): space capsule

Definitions

  1. space capsule

Ancestry of “Raumkapsel”, step by step

Raumkapsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kapsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankapselinflection of kapseln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germankapsel
3Latincapsulasmall box or chest
4LatinCapsaGafsa
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via German raum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanraumwide; space
2Middle High Germanrūm
3Old High Germanrūm
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-