Where does “winskoop” come from?
winskoop (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans koop, from Dutch kopen, from Middle Dutch côpen, from Old Dutch cōpon, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.
winskoop (Afrikaans): bargain something that can be purchased at an advantageous price
Definitions
- bargain something that can be purchased at an advantageous price
Ancestry of “winskoop”, step by step
winskoop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans koop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | koop | To buy |
| 2 | Dutch | kopen | to buy; plural of koop |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | côpen | to buy |
| 4 | Old Dutch | cōpon | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kaupōn | to buy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 8 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Afrikaans wins
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | wins | — |