Where does “edderkopp” come from?

edderkopp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål edderkopp, 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;...

Ancestry of “edderkopp”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	edderkopp	a spider arthropod
2	Danish	edderkop	spider
3	Old Danish	etærkop	—
4	Proto-Germanic	kuppaz	round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;...
5	Proto-Indo-European	gup-	round object, knoll
6	Proto-Indo-European	gew-	to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

Words derived from “edderkopp”

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