Where does “pestkop” come from?

pestkop (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,...

pestkop (Dutch): A bully, who maliciously, systematically bullies...

Definitions

  1. A bully, who maliciously, systematically bullies...

Ancestry of “pestkop”, step by step

pestkop traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkopcup; head; a human
2Middle Dutchcop
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via West Frisian kop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiankopcup; head
2Old Frisiankopp
3Proto-Germanic*kopp
4Proto-Germanickuppazround object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
6Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

via Dutch pesten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpestento bully, to annoy; to tease
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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