Where does “kopschuw” come from?

kopschuw (Dutch) comes from Dutch kop, from Middle Dutch cop, from Latin cūppa, 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,...

kopschuw (Dutch): fearful, skittish

Definitions

fearful, skittish

Ancestry of “kopschuw”, step by step

kopschuw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kop

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	kop	cup; head; a human
2	Middle Dutch	cop	—
3	Latin	cūppa	drinking vessel
4	Latin	cūpa	tub, cask, tun, vat
5	Ancient Greek	κώπη	a handle
6	Proto-Indo-European	kóh₂p-eh₂	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	keh₂p-	to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Dutch schuw

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	schuw	shy of humans, wild; shy, unsociable
2	Middle Dutch	schu	—
3	Old Dutch	*skiuhi	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	*skiuhī	frightened, shy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek κώπη →