Where does “כאַפּן” come from?
כאַפּן (Yiddish) comes from Polish chapać, from Proto-Slavic xāpàti — seize.
כאַפּן (Yiddish): to catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize
Definitions
- to catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize
Ancestry of “כאַפּן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | chapać | to snatch, to snap at |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | xāpàti | seize |
Words derived from “כאַפּן”