Where does “cap” come from?

cap (Scots) comes from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kappijā.

cap (Scots): cap#Etymology 1, hat

Definitions

  1. cap#Etymology 1, hat

Ancestry of “cap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcappecap; hat; A bandage or other covering to protect...
2Old Englishcæppehat
3Proto-West Germanic*kappijā—

Words derived from “cap”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kappijā →Every word from Old English cæppe →Every word from Middle English cappe →
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