Where does “eiturkoppur” come from?

eiturkoppur (Faroese) comes from Faroese koppur, from Old Norse koppr, from Middle Low German kop, 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,...

eiturkoppur (Faroese): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “eiturkoppur”, step by step

eiturkoppur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese koppur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekoppurcup
2Old Norsekoppr—
3Middle Low Germankop—
4Latincūppadrinking vessel
5Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
6Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Faroese eitur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseeiturpoison; second-person singular present of eita;...
2Old Norseeitrpoison
3Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess

Words derived from “eiturkoppur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek κώπη →