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Where does “sjøkabel” come from?

sjøkabel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kabel, from Middle Low German kabel, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “sjøkabel”, step by step

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