Where does “kappsäck” come from?

kappsäck (Swedish) comes from Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa, from Latin capitulare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kappsäck (Swedish): a carpetbag (or similar bag made of for example soft leather, typically with a top rim that splits open wide)

Definitions

  1. a carpetbag (or similar bag made of for example soft leather, typically with a top rim that splits open wide)

Ancestry of “kappsäck”, step by step

kappsäck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkappapelmet; women's overcoat; kappa
2Medieval Latincappacape, sleeveless coat
3Latincapitularehead tax
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Swedish säck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäcksack; a bag
2Old Norsesekkrsack, big bag
3Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “kappsäck

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput