Where does “hapjō” come from?

hapjō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

Ancestry of “hapjō”, step by step

hapjō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kop-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat

via Proto-Indo-European (s)kop-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kop-to strike, beat

Words derived from “hapjō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop-
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