Reconstruction:Old Dutch/cappa

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kappā. Which is a borrowing from Late Latin cappa (“cape, sleeveless coat”).

Noun

*cappa f

  1. hood, headcovering
  2. cover

Inflection

Declension of *cappa (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *cappa *cappa, *cappon
accusative *cappa, *cappon *cappa, *cappon
genitive *cappon *cappono
dative *cappon *cappon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cappe
    • Dutch: kap
      • ⇒ Afrikaans: kappie
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: kapu
      • Negerhollands: kap
      • → Indonesian: kap
      • → Papiamentu: kap
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