Where does “Glotzkopp” come from?

Glotzkopp (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Kopp, from Low German Kopp.

Glotzkopp (Plautdietsch): Peeping Tom, voyeur

Definitions

  1. Peeping Tom, voyeur

Ancestry of “Glotzkopp”, step by step

Glotzkopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Kopp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschKopphead
2Low GermanKopp—

via Plautdietsch glotzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschglotzen—
Every word from Low German Kopp →Every word from Plautdietsch Kopp →