Where does “søppelkasse” come from?
søppelkasse (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,...
søppelkasse (Norwegian Bokmål): a rubbish bin, litter bin, garbage can or similar names
Definitions
- a rubbish bin, litter bin, garbage can or similar names
Ancestry of “søppelkasse”, step by step
søppelkasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kasse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 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,... |
via Norwegian Bokmål søppel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | søppel | garbage (US), trash (US) |