Where does “Dickkopf” come from?

Dickkopf (German) comes from German dick, from Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Dickkopf (German): stubborn person; mule; stubbornness; intransigent...

Definitions

  1. stubborn person; mule; stubbornness; intransigent...

Ancestry of “Dickkopf”, step by step

Dickkopf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandickthick; fat
2Middle High Germandickethickly; often
3Old High Germandicchīthick
4Old High German-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopfhead
2Middle High Germankopfdrinking vessel
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “Dickkopf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂
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