Where does “scop” come from?

scop (English) comes from Old English scop, from Proto-Germanic skupą — mockery, joking.

scop (English): A poet or minstrel in Anglo-Saxon England

Definitions

  1. A poet or minstrel in Anglo-Saxon England

Ancestry of “scop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscoppoet, minstrel, bard
2Proto-Germanicskupąmockery, joking
Every word from Proto-Germanic skupą →Every word from Old English scop →