Where does “røverkøb” come from?
røverkøb (Danish) comes from Danish køb, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
røverkøb (Danish): a steal, an excellent bargain
Definitions
- a steal, an excellent bargain
Ancestry of “røverkøb”, step by step
røverkøb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish køb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | køb | purchase; buying; bargain |
| 2 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 6 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Danish røver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | røver | robber; highwayman, brigand; present of røve |
| 2 | Danish | røve | rob; loot, pillage; indefinite plural of røv |
| 3 | Old Norse | reyfa | to tear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raubijaną | to rob, steal, plunder; to break, tear off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |