Where does “czop” come from?
czop (Polish) comes from Ukrainian Чо́п, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.
czop (Polish): peg, plug, spigot
Definitions
- peg, plug, spigot
Ancestry of “czop”, step by step
czop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian Чо́п
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Чо́п | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 3 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |