Where does “Kópasker” come from?

Kópasker (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kópur, from Old Norse kópr, from Old Norse kópa, from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.

Kópasker (Icelandic): a small village on the west coast of Melrakkaslétta in Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla in northeastern Iceland (population 140)

Definitions

  1. a small village on the west coast of Melrakkaslétta in Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla in northeastern Iceland (population 140)

Ancestry of “Kópasker”, step by step

Kópasker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kópur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickópura seal pup, a young seal
2Old Norsekópra young seal; an Old Icelandic nickname, probably...
3Old Norsekópato stare
4Proto-Germanickōpijanąto look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵab-—

via Icelandic sker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskerreef, rock, skerry
2Old Norseskerrock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera: ##...
3Proto-Germanicskarją—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną →Every word from Old Norse kópa →