Where does “Kópavogur” come from?

Kópavogur (English) comes from Icelandic Kópavogur, from Icelandic kópur, from Old Norse kópr, from Old Norse kópa, from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.

Ancestry of “Kópavogur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicKópavogur—
2Icelandickópura seal pup, a young seal
3Old Norsekópra young seal; an Old Icelandic nickname, probably...
4Old Norsekópato stare
5Proto-Germanickōpijanąto look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵab-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną →Every word from Old Norse kópa →