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

  1. to catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize

Ancestry of “כאַפּן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchapaćto snatch, to snap at
2Proto-Slavicxāpàtiseize

Words derived from “כאַפּן”

Every word from Proto-Slavic xāpàti →Every word from Polish chapać →