Where does “keverchef” come from?

keverchef (Middle English) comes from Old French couvrechief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

keverchef (Middle English): A headcloth or kerchief; a cover for the head usually of a woman

Definitions

  1. A headcloth or kerchief; a cover for the head usually of a woman

Ancestry of “keverchef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcouvrechief—
2Old Frenchchiefhead; leader, chief; front
3Vulgar Latincapumhead, chief; head
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “keverchef”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →
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