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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

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