Where does “kaputtgehen” come from?
kaputtgehen (German) comes from German kaputt, from French capot, from Old French capote, from Old French cape, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
kaputtgehen (German): to break, break down, fall to pieces, go to pot
Definitions
- to break, break down, fall to pieces, go to pot
Ancestry of “kaputtgehen”, step by step
kaputtgehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kaputt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kaputt | broken; out of order |
| 2 | French | capot | (cover over the engine of a motor car) bonnet UK, hood US |
| 3 | Old French | capote | hooded cloak |
| 4 | Old French | cape | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |