Where does “slaapkop” come from?

slaapkop (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,...

slaapkop (Dutch): a sleepy or lazy person, a sleepyhead; unclear...

Definitions

  1. a sleepy or lazy person, a sleepyhead; unclear...

Ancestry of “slaapkop”, step by step

slaapkop traces back through two 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 Dutch slapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslapento sleep
2Middle Dutchslâpento sleep
3Old Dutchslāpanto sleep
4Proto-West Germanicslāpanto sleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
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