Where does “kåpa” come from?
kåpa (Swedish) comes from Dutch kapen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
kåpa (Swedish): cowl, cloak, hood; cover
Definitions
- cowl, cloak, hood; cover
Ancestry of “kåpa”, step by step
kåpa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kapen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kapen | to hijack, to seize control of something -... |
| 2 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 4 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German kappen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kappen | to cut down so as to make unusable; to cut off;... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kappen | to cut; clip; chop off |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cappen | to chop, to cleave |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *kappon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kappōn | to chop, cut off |
via Old Swedish kapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | kapa | — |