Where does “edderkopp” come from?

edderkopp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish edderkop, from Old Danish etærkop, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

edderkopp (Norwegian Bokmål): a spider arthropod

Definitions

  1. a spider arthropod

Ancestry of “edderkopp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishedderkopspider
2Old Danishetærkop—
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 “edderkopp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuppaz →