Where does “regnkappa” come from?

regnkappa (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.

regnkappa (Swedish): a raincoat

Definitions

  1. a raincoat

Ancestry of “regnkappa”, step by step

regnkappa 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 regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishregnrain
2Old Swedishræghn—
3Old Norseregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →