Where does “kapärla” come from?
kapärla (Swedish) comes from Swedish kap, from Swedish kåpa, from Dutch kapen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.
kapärla (Swedish): Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
Definitions
- Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
Ancestry of “kapärla”, step by step
kapärla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kap | cape; catch; cut |
| 2 | Swedish | kåpa | cowl, cloak, hood; cover |
| 3 | Dutch | kapen | to hijack, to seize control of something -... |
| 4 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 6 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |