Where does “verkabeln” come from?
verkabeln (German) comes from German kabeln, 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 — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
verkabeln (German): to hook up with cables
Definitions
- to hook up with cables
Ancestry of “verkabeln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kabeln | to cable |
| 2 | German | kabel | inflection of kabeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Polish | kabel | cable; snitch, informant |
| 4 | German | Kabel | cable; telegram; thick rope |
| 5 | Middle High German | kabel | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 7 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 8 | Old French | cable | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 10 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 11 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |