Where does “køb” come from?

køb (Danish) comes from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

køb (Danish): purchase; buying; bargain

Definitions

  1. purchase; buying; bargain

Ancestry of “køb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekauppurchase
2Old Norsekaupato buy
3Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
4Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
5LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
6Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “køb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →