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

  1. foam, froth; capsize; pour out, tip out

Ancestry of “cop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcopp—
2Proto-Germanic*kopp—
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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuppaz →