Where does “kapplöpning” come from?

kapplöpning (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.

kapplöpning (Swedish): a (foot) race (sometimes figurative)

Definitions

  1. a (foot) race (sometimes figurative)

Ancestry of “kapplöpning”, step by step

kapplöpning 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 löpning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlöpningrunning (usually as exercise or in a race)
2Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
3Old Swedishløpato run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

Words derived from “kapplöpning

Every word from Egyptian 𓂧