Where does “kraftkabel” come from?

kraftkabel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kabel, from Old Norse kabill, from Middle Low German kabel, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kraftkabel (Norwegian Bokmål): a power cable

Definitions

  1. a power cable

Ancestry of “kraftkabel”, step by step

kraftkabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kabel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkabela cable
2Old Norsekabill—
3Middle Low Germankabel—
4Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Norwegian Bokmål kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkrafta force; power; i kraft - in force
2Old Norsekraptrstrength
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →