Where does “badkuip” come from?

badkuip (Dutch) comes from Dutch kuip, from Middle Dutch cûpe, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

badkuip (Dutch): bathtub

Definitions

  1. bathtub

Ancestry of “badkuip”, step by step

badkuip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kuip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkuiptub, basin; tub, container
2Middle Dutchcûpe—
3Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
4Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Dutch bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbadbath
2Middle Dutchbatbath; better; comparative degree of wel;...
3Old Dutchbat—
4Proto-Germanicbatizcomparative degree of *wela
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →