Where does “tussenkop” come from?

tussenkop (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,...

tussenkop (Dutch): subheader, subhead

Definitions

  1. subheader, subhead

Ancestry of “tussenkop”, step by step

tussenkop 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 tussen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtussenbetween; among, amidst
2Middle Dutchtwisschen—
3Old Dutchintwiskan—
4Proto-Germanictwiskaztwofold, double
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →