Where does “kapall” come from?

kapall (Icelandic) comes from Danish kabel, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kapall (Icelandic): horse, mare; a horseload of hay; rope, cable

Definitions

  1. horse, mare; a horseload of hay; rope, cable

Ancestry of “kapall”, step by step

kapall traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kabel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkabela cable, wire, cord
2Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
3Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Icelandic kaball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickaball
2GermanKabaleintrigue, deceit; cabal
3Frenchcabalecabal
4Medieval Latincabbala
5Hebrewקַבָּלָהreceiving/tradition; Jewish mysticism; something...

via Old Irish capall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcapallhorse
2Proto-Brythonickėfɨlhorse
3Proto-Celtickappiloshorse

Words derived from “kapall

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō