Where does “hauskúpa” come from?

hauskúpa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kúpa, 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,...

hauskúpa (Icelandic): cranium, skull

Definitions

  1. cranium, skull

Ancestry of “hauskúpa”, step by step

hauskúpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kúpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickúpahollow hemispherical object; bowl, dome, helmet
2Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
3Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Icelandic haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichausskull; head; header
2Old Norsehaussskull
3Proto-Germanichausazcovering, shell, trousers; covering, shell,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek κώπη →