Where does “cabbitch” come from?

cabbitch (Scots) comes from Middle English caboche, from Anglo-Norman caboche, from Old French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabbitch (Scots): cabbage

Definitions

  1. cabbage

Ancestry of “cabbitch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcabochecabbage; A kind of fish
2Anglo-Normancabochehead; Alternative form of caboce
3Old Frenchcabocehead
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →