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Where does “Kopful” come from?

Kopful (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Kop, from Old Frisian kop, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

Kopful (Saterland Frisian): a cup; cupful

Definitions

  1. a cup; cupful

Ancestry of “Kopful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianKophead
2Old Frisiankop—
3Proto-Germanickuppazround object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
5Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
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