Where does “scope” come from?

scope (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch scoep, from Proto-Germanic skuppǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

scope (Middle English): scoop

Definitions

  1. scoop

Ancestry of “scope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscoep—
2Proto-Germanicskuppǭ—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “scope”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuppǭ →Every word from Middle Dutch scoep →