Where does “Stromkabel” come from?
Stromkabel (German) comes from German kabel, from Polish kabel, from German Kabel, from Middle High German kabel, from Middle Dutch cabel, from French câble, from Old French cable, from Vulgar Latin caplum — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Stromkabel (German): power cable, power cord
Definitions
- power cable, power cord
Ancestry of “Stromkabel”, step by step
Stromkabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kabel | inflection of kabeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Polish | kabel | cable; snitch, informant |
| 3 | German | Kabel | cable; telegram; thick rope |
| 4 | Middle High German | kabel | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 6 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 7 | Old French | cable | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 9 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 10 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via German ström
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ström | singular imperative of strömen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stroum | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stroum | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | straum | stream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |