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Where does “kópa” come from?

kópa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.

kópa (Old Norse): to stare

Definitions

  1. to stare

Ancestry of “kópa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickōpijanąto look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵab-—

Words derived from “kópa”

  • kópur
  • Kópasker
  • selkópur
  • kópr
  • kópur
  • kópakona
  • kop
  • koop
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