Where does “kopper” come from?

kopper (Danish) comes from Danish pokker, from Middle Low German pocke, from Proto-Germanic pukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

kopper (Danish): smallpox

Definitions

  1. smallpox

Ancestry of “kopper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpokkera blemish or rash resulting from smallpox,...
2Middle Low Germanpockeboil, abcess
3Proto-Germanicpukkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “kopper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pukkaz →Every word from Middle Low German pocke →