Where does “kaputt” come from?
kaputt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French être capot, from German kaputt, from French capot, from Old French capote, from Old French cape, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊.
kaputt (Norwegian Nynorsk): kaput
Definitions
- kaput
Ancestry of “kaputt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | être capot | — |
| 2 | German | kaputt | broken; out of order |
| 3 | French | capot | (cover over the engine of a motor car) bonnet UK, hood US |
| 4 | Old French | capote | hooded cloak |
| 5 | Old French | cape | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 9 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |