Where does “egenkapital” come from?

egenkapital (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kapital, from Medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

egenkapital (Norwegian Bokmål): equity

Definitions

  1. equity

Ancestry of “egenkapital”, step by step

egenkapital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kapital

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkapitalcapital
2Medieval Latincapitaleyoung cattle
3Latincapitālisof the head or life
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Norwegian Bokmål egen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålegenpeculiar, odd; obstinate, pertinacious,...
2Old Norseeiginnown, proper
3Proto-Germanicaiganazpast participle of *aiganą; own
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →