Where does “kabel” come from?
kabel (German) comes 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, from Latin capulum — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kabel (German): inflection of kabeln: ## first-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of kabeln: ## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “kabel”, step by step
kabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish kabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kabel | cable; snitch, informant |
| 2 | German | Kabel | cable; telegram; thick rope |
| 3 | Middle High German | kabel | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 5 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | Old French | cable | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 8 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 9 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Czech kabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kabel | cable; genitive plural of kabela |