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): a cap (head covering) with a bill or peak

Definitions

  1. a cap (head covering) with a bill or peak

Ancestry of “keps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcapsplural of cap; API pl; Capital letters; capitals
2EnglishcapA close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked; A...
3Middle Englishcappecap; hat; A bandage or other covering to protect...
4Old Englishcæppehat
5Proto-West Germanic*kappijā

Words derived from “keps

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kappijāEvery word from Old English cæppeEvery word from Middle English cappe
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