Where does “cepan” come from?
cepan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan, from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.
cepan (Old English): to seize, hold, observe
Ancestry of “cepan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *kōpijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kōpijaną | to look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵab- | — |
Words derived from “cepan”