Where does “Koppche” come from?

Koppche (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German -che, from Middle High German -ichin, from Old High German -ihhīn, from Proto-Germanic -ikīną, from Proto-Germanic -ikaz.

Koppche (Pennsylvania German): teacup

Definitions

  1. teacup

Ancestry of “Koppche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania German-che-let, -ling, -kin
2Middle High German-ichin—
3Old High German-ihhīn—
4Proto-Germanic-ikīną—
5Proto-Germanic-ikaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ikaz →Every word from Pennsylvania German -che →Every word from Middle High German -ichin →