Where does “købe” come from?

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

købe (Danish): buy; purchase; bribe

Definitions

  1. buy; purchase; bribe

Ancestry of “købe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “købe”

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