Where does “Schamkapsel” come from?

Schamkapsel (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,...

Schamkapsel (German): codpiece

Definitions

  1. codpiece

Ancestry of “Schamkapsel”, step by step

Schamkapsel 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 Scham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchamshame; bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness;...
2Middle High Germanschame
3Old High Germanscama
4Proto-West Germanic*skamushame
5Proto-Germanicskamōshame
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-