Where does “kopf” come from?

kopf (Middle High German) comes from Latin cūppa, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kopf (Middle High German): drinking vessel

Definitions

  1. drinking vessel

Ancestry of “kopf”, step by step

kopf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cūppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūppadrinking vessel
2Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
3Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Old High German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankopf—
2Proto-Germanic*kopp—
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 “kopf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek κώπη →