Where does “cop” come from?
cop (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish copp, from Proto-Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup-, from Proto-Indo-European gew- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...
cop (Scottish Gaelic): foam, froth; capsize; pour out, tip out
Definitions
- foam, froth; capsize; pour out, tip out
Ancestry of “cop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | copp | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *kopp | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |