Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kappā

This Proto-West Germanic 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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cappa (“cape, sleeveless coat”).[1]

Noun

*kappā f

  1. coat, cloak, cape
  2. hood, headcovering

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *kappā
Genitive *kappōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *kappā *kappōn
Accusative *kappōn *kappōn
Genitive *kappōn *kappōnō
Dative *kappōn *kappōm, *kappum
Instrumental *kappōn *kappōm, *kappum

Descendants

  • ⇒ Old English: cæppe, kæppe, *ceppe (< *kappijā)
    • Middle English: cappe, cap, cape, keppe, cep
      • English: cap
      • Scots: kep
  • Old English: cappa m
  • Old Frisian: kappe
    • Saterland Frisian: Kappe
    • West Frisian: kape m or f
  • Old Saxon: kappa
  • Old Dutch: *cappa
  • Old High German: kapfa, kapha, kappa, gapfa
    • Middle High German: kappe
      • German: Kappe
      • ⇒ Alemannic German: Käppi (diminutive)
        • → French: képi (see there for further descendants)
        • → German: Käppi
      • ⇒ Cimbrian: kèpple (diminutive)

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “gips”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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