The story
- Old English · derived fromcopp“hill”
- Old Norse · derived fromvarða“cairn”
- English todayWarcop
The first element is of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse varða (“cairn”) or vǫrðr (“watch, guard”). The second element is from Old English copp (“hill”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishcopp all →
cupcapcopCopleyCoppCopplestoneCuppett
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.