Where does “coppe” come from?
coppe (Old English) comes from Old English copp, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, 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 “coppe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | copp | cup; vessel; top; summit |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *kopp | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |
Words derived from “coppe”