Where does “Kopp” come from?

Kopp (Hunsrik) comes from Old High German kopf, from Proto-Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

Kopp (Hunsrik): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “Kopp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankopf—
2Proto-Germanic*kopp—
3Proto-Germanickuppazround object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
5Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuppaz →
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