Where does “kupp” come from?

kupp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French coup, from Old French colp, from Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kupp (Norwegian Bokmål): a coup

Definitions

a coup

Ancestry of “kupp”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	coup	blow, hit, strike; fast and instantaneous action;...
2	Old French	colp	strike; hit
3	Latin	colpus	stroke; strike; hit
4	Ancient Greek	κόλπος	bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷelp-	to bend; to curve, arch
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷel-	to turn

Words derived from “kupp”

militærkupp
statskupp
kuppforsøk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος →