Where does “kaffekopp” come from?

kaffekopp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kopp, from Old Norse koppr, from Middle Low German kop, 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,...

kaffekopp (Norwegian Bokmål): a coffee cup

Definitions

  1. a coffee cup

Ancestry of “kaffekopp”, step by step

kaffekopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kopp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkoppa cup
2Old Norsekoppr
3Middle Low Germankop
4Latincūppadrinking vessel
5Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
6Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Norwegian Bokmål kaffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkaffecoffee
2Arabicقَهْوَةcoffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂Every word from Ancient Greek κώπη