Where does “林雪平” come from?
林雪平 (Chinese) comes from Swedish Linköping, from Swedish köping, from Old Swedish køpunger, from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô.
Ancestry of “林雪平”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | Linköping | — |
| 2 | Swedish | köping | a market town, a small town |
| 3 | Old Swedish | køpunger | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaupangr | marketplace |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 6 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 9 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |