Where does “køber” come from?

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

køber (Danish): buyer

Definitions

  1. buyer

Ancestry of “køber”, step by step

køber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish købe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkøbebuy; purchase; bribe
2Old Danishkøpæbuy, purchase
3Old Norsekaupato buy
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →
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