Where does “kapell” come from?

kapell (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapell (Swedish): a chapel

Definitions

  1. a chapel

Ancestry of “kapell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishcappell—
2Medieval Latincappella—
3Latincāppacape, cloak
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kapell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →