Where does “snökäpp” come from?

snökäpp (Swedish) comes from Swedish käpp, from Dutch kap, from Middle Dutch cappe, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

snökäpp (Swedish): snow pole (reflective driveway marker)

Definitions

  1. snow pole (reflective driveway marker)

Ancestry of “snökäpp”, step by step

snökäpp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish käpp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkäppstick
2Dutchkapcap; cover; stroke; chopping
3Middle Dutchcappe
4Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
5Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
6Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
7Egyptian𓂧

via Swedish snö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnösnow; frozen, crystalline water falling as...
2Old Swedishsniōr
3Old Norsesnærsnow
4Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Egyptian 𓂧