Where does “ка́бель” come from?
ка́бель (Russian) comes from German kabel, from Polish kabel, from German Kabel, from Middle High German kabel, from Middle Dutch cabel, from French câble, from Old French cable, from Vulgar Latin caplum — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
ка́бель (Russian): cable
Definitions
- cable
Ancestry of “ка́бель”, step by step
ка́бель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German kabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kabel | inflection of kabeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Polish | kabel | cable; snitch, informant |
| 3 | German | Kabel | cable; telegram; thick rope |
| 4 | Middle High German | kabel | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 6 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 7 | Old French | cable | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 9 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 10 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |