its #German #Kopfstein (lit. head(-shaped)-stone, nothing to do with cemeteries) is derived from the same #PIE root of *keup-, a hollow, as #English ‘cup’ (see #Kaevuri) and not, surprisingly, from PIE *#kaput-, head (see #Hobusepea), opposite ends of the same hemisphericity, although the two
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Hobusepea on it.

Streetview of Hobusepea, Tallinn.

#Hobusepea (Hobusepea)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
Horse’s head. Once upon a time, back in the merry 15th C, there lived a man called Hans Hannemann. Hans was a horse trader and, acordingly, the street he lived in became known as
#Trades #Kaubandused
#History #Ajalugu
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#Copenhagen, #København (±trading ‘haven’), dating back to at least 11th C (but see #Hobusepea), earliest recorded name: #Køpmannæhafn Traders’/Merchants’ harbor (see #Silgu). Previously #Frachtstraße, #Waarenstraße, #Товарная ул, respectively freight, wares, commodities.
#Commerce #Kaubandus
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#Hundipea (Hundipea)
Wolf’s head. Another #Soviet #decapitation (See also #Hobusepea): the street was renamed #Lume, snow (1958-1991), possibly part of their rewriting of #Estonian history. Hundipea sadam, the sole port in #Karjamaa was renamed as
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn
#Animals #Loomad
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