Where does “edderkop” come from?

edderkop (Danish) comes from Old Danish etærkop, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

edderkop (Danish): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “edderkop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishetærkop—
2Proto-Germanickuppazround object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
4Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

Words derived from “edderkop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuppaz →