Where does “sjøkabel” come from?

sjøkabel (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,...

sjøkabel (Norwegian Bokmål): a submarine cable, undersea cable or underwater...

Definitions

  1. a submarine cable, undersea cable or underwater...

Ancestry of “sjøkabel”, step by step

sjøkabel 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 sjø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsjøa sea, ocean; a lake
2Old NorsesjórAlternative form of sær
3Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
4Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō