Where does “zuipkop” come from?

zuipkop (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,...

zuipkop (Dutch): drunkard, alcoholic

Definitions

  1. drunkard, alcoholic

Ancestry of “zuipkop”, step by step

zuipkop 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 zuipen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuipento swig, to drink heavily, to guzzle
2Middle Dutchsupento drink, to slurp
3Old Dutchsūpanto drink
4Proto-Germanicsūpanąto drink; sip; slurp; gulp
5Proto-Indo-European*sewb-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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