Where does “selkópur” come from?
selkópur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kópur, from Old Norse kópr, from Old Norse kópa, from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.
selkópur (Icelandic): a seal pup, a young seal
Ancestry of “selkópur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | kópur | a seal pup, a young seal |
| 2 | Old Norse | kópr | a young seal; an Old Icelandic nickname, probably... |
| 3 | Old Norse | kópa | to stare |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kōpijaną | to look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵab- | — |