Where does “aankoop” come from?
aankoop (Dutch) comes from Dutch aankopen, from Dutch kopen, from Middle Dutch côpen, from Old Dutch cōpon, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.
aankoop (Dutch): purchase
Ancestry of “aankoop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | aankopen | to purchase; to buy |
| 2 | Dutch | kopen | to buy; plural of koop |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | côpen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | cōpon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kaupōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 8 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |