Where does “Kopfbewegung” come from?

Kopfbewegung (German) comes from German kopf, from Middle High German kopf, 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,...

Kopfbewegung (German): a movement of the head

Definitions

  1. a movement of the head

Ancestry of “Kopfbewegung”, step by step

Kopfbewegung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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,...

via German Bewegung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBewegungmotion; move; movement
2Middle High Germanbewegunge—
3Old High Germanbiwegunga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek κώπη →