Where does “kapsylöppnare” come from?
kapsylöppnare (Swedish) comes from Swedish öppnare, from Swedish öppna, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
kapsylöppnare (Swedish): bottle opener (for caps)
Definitions
- bottle opener (for caps)
Ancestry of “kapsylöppnare”, step by step
kapsylöppnare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish öppnare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | öppnare | comparative degree of öppen; an opener |
| 2 | Swedish | öppna | to open; to become open; to open; to begin... |
| 3 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 5 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish kapsyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kapsyl | a bottle cap, a bottle top |
| 2 | French | capsulé | capsular |
| 3 | Latin | capsula | small box or chest |
| 4 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |