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
Ancestry of “scope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | scoep | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuppǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
Words derived from “scope”