Where does “käpphäst” come from?

käpphäst (Swedish) comes from Swedish käpp, from Dutch kap, from Middle Dutch cappe, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

käpphäst (Swedish): a hobby horse (toy)

Definitions

  1. a hobby horse (toy)

Ancestry of “käpphäst”, step by step

käpphäst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish käpp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkäppstick
2Dutchkapcap; cover; stroke; chopping
3Middle Dutchcappe
4Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
5Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
6Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
7Egyptian𓂧

via Swedish häst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhästa horse; a large mammal, "Equus caballus"; knight
2Old Swedishhæsterhorse
3Old Norsehestrhorse
4Proto-Germanichangistazhorse, stallion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱanḱest-
Every word from Egyptian 𓂧