Where does “kabeln” come from?
kabeln (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,...
kabeln (German): to cable
Ancestry of “kabeln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | kabel | inflection of kabeln:
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| 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 | — |
| 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,... |
Words derived from “kabeln”