Where does “baseballkeps” come from?
baseballkeps (Swedish) comes from Swedish keps, from English caps, from English cap, from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kappijā.
Ancestry of “baseballkeps”, step by step
baseballkeps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish keps
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | keps | a cap (head covering) with a bill or peak |
| 2 | English | caps | plural of cap; API pl; Capital letters; capitals |
| 3 | English | cap | A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | cappe | cap; hat; A bandage or other covering to protect... |
| 5 | Old English | cæppe | hat |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *kappijā | — |
via Swedish baseball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | baseball | — |