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Where does “kappe” come from?

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

kappe (Norwegian Bokmål): a cloak

Definitions

  1. a cloak

Ancestry of “kappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincāppa—
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kappe”

  • iskappe
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