Where does “keps” come from?
keps (Swedish) comes from English caps, from English cap, from Middle English cappe, from Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kappijā.
keps (Swedish): cap ; baseball cap; bunnet, flat cap
Definitions
- cap ; baseball cap; bunnet, flat cap
Ancestry of “keps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caps | plural of cap; API pl; Capital letters; capitals |
| 2 | English | cap | A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | cappe | cap; hat; A bandage or other covering to protect... |
| 4 | Old English | cæppe | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kappijā | — |