Where does “Kopfgeldjäger” come from?
Kopfgeldjäger (German) comes from German Kopfgeld, 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,...
Kopfgeldjäger (German): bounty hunter
Definitions
- bounty hunter
Ancestry of “Kopfgeldjäger”, step by step
Kopfgeldjäger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kopfgeld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kopfgeld | bounty |
| 2 | German | kopf | head |
| 3 | Middle High German | kopf | drinking vessel |
| 4 | Latin | cūppa | drinking vessel |
| 5 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via German Jäger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jäger | hunter; fighter; light infantry |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |