Where does “iskappe” come from?

iskappe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kappe, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

iskappe (Norwegian Bokmål): an ice cap

Definitions

  1. an ice cap

Ancestry of “iskappe”, step by step

iskappe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kappe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkappea cloak
2Latincāppacape, cloak
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Norwegian Bokmål is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålisice, ice cream; ice cream on a stick or cone
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →