Where does “funshoppen” come from?

funshoppen (Dutch) comes from Dutch shoppen, from English shop, from Middle English shoppe, from Old English sċeoppa, from Proto-Germanic skupp-, from Proto-Indo-European skub-.

funshoppen (Dutch): to shop for fun

Definitions

  1. to shop for fun

Ancestry of “funshoppen”, step by step

funshoppen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch shoppen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchshoppento shop
2EnglishshopAn establishment that sells goods or services to...
3Middle Englishshoppe—
4Old Englishsċeoppa—
5Proto-Germanicskupp-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskub-—

via Proto-Germanic fun-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfun-Stem meaning moisture, mould, mildew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skub- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skupp- →Every word from Old English sċeoppa →