Where does “skopa” come from?

skopa (Faroese) comes from Middle Low German schope, from Proto-Germanic skōpō.

skopa (Faroese): bail vessel to scoop water from a boat

Definitions

  1. bail vessel to scoop water from a boat

Ancestry of “skopa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschope—
2Proto-Germanicskōpō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōpō →Every word from Middle Low German schope →
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