An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kiepe

by Friedrich Kluge

Kiepe, f., ‘wicker basket,’ ModHG. only, from LG.; comp. Du. kiepekorf, m., ‘wicker basket, basket for the back,’ MidDu. also cûpe, AS. cŷpa, E. dial. kipe, ‘basket’; Goth. *kûpjô or *kiupô is wanting. Whether these terms are borrowed, or rather developed, from MidLat. cûpa, ‘tun,’ and also ‘measure of corn’ (comp. Kufe), cannot be decided.