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

Definitions

  1. a seal pup, a young seal

Ancestry of “selkópur”, step by step

selkópur 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 selur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicselura seal
2Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną →Every word from Old Norse kópa →