Where does “cop” come from?

cop (Middle English) comes from Old English cop, from Proto-West 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;...

cop (Middle English): summit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,...

Definitions

  1. summit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,...

Ancestry of “cop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcop—
2Proto-West Germanic*koppvessel, container, bowl
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;...

Words derived from “cop”

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