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Where does “*kōpijan” come from?
*kōpijan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.
Ancestry of “*kōpijan”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
kōpijaną
to look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
2
Proto-Indo-European
ǵab-
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Words derived from “*kōpijan”
keep
keeping
housekeeping
upkeep
safekeeping
recordkeeping
keepsake
keepeth
timekeeping
beekeeping
shopkeeping
scorekeeping
keepest
storekeeping
keepalive
housekeep
groundskeeping
innkeeping
goalkeeping
seakeeping
watchkeeping
gamekeeping
stationkeeping
zookeeping
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