Where does “zevenkoppig” come from?

zevenkoppig (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeven, from Middle Dutch sēven, from Old Dutch sivun, from Proto-West Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebun, from Proto-Germanic sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

zevenkoppig (Dutch): seven-headed

Definitions

  1. seven-headed

Ancestry of “zevenkoppig”, step by step

zevenkoppig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zeven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzevenseven; to sift, sieve, strain
2Middle Dutchsēvenseven
3Old Dutchsivun—
4Proto-West Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebunt →Every word from Proto-Germanic sebun →