Where does “gëthep” come from?

gëthep (Albanian) comes from Albanian thep, from Proto-Albanian tsaipa, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoypos.

gëthep (Albanian): iron or steel hook; hook-shaped gnarl; stump

Definitions

  1. iron or steel hook; hook-shaped gnarl; stump

Ancestry of “gëthep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniantheppeak; point; cog
2Proto-Albaniantsaipa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoypos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoypos →Every word from Proto-Albanian tsaipa →Every word from Albanian thep →