Where does “opkøbe” come from?

opkøbe (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-.

opkøbe (Danish): to buy up

Definitions

  1. to buy up

Ancestry of “opkøbe”, step by step

opkøbe 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 op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopup
2Old Norseuppup
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →