Where does “chops” come from?
Chops derives from English chop, itself from English chap, which comes from English chapman, a Middle English chepman meaning merchant, from Old English ċēapmann, from Proto-Germanic kaupamann-, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną and Latin caupo, an innkeeper.
chops (English): plural of chop; Jaws, mouth; One's skill at...
Definitions
- plural of chop; Jaws, mouth; One's skill at...
Ancestry of “chops”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chop | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a... |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Чо́п | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 4 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |