An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/kaput

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2651194An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — kaputJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

kaput, adjective, literally ‘lost at play,’ Modern High German simply, from French capot; faire capot, ‘to cause to lose,’ être capot, &c. The French expression was introduced into German with a number of other terms originally used at play (compare Treff).