Where does “chever” come from?

chever (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin capare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

chever (Old French): to finish; to come to an end

Definitions

  1. to finish; to come to an end

Ancestry of “chever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincapare—
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “chever”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →