Where does “postkasse” come from?
postkasse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
postkasse (Norwegian Bokmål): a mailbox, postbox, letter box
Definitions
- a mailbox, postbox, letter box
Ancestry of “postkasse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kasse | a box, case, crate; a checkout |
| 2 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 3 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 4 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 5 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 6 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 7 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |