Where does “huis-aan-huisverkoop” come from?

huis-aan-huisverkoop (Dutch) comes from Dutch verkoop, from Dutch verkopen, from Middle Dutch vercôpen, from Old Dutch farkōpon.

huis-aan-huisverkoop (Dutch): door-to-door sales

Definitions

  1. door-to-door sales

Ancestry of “huis-aan-huisverkoop”, step by step

huis-aan-huisverkoop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch verkoop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverkoopsale
2Dutchverkopento sell
3Middle Dutchvercôpento sell
4Old Dutchfarkōpon—

via Dutch huis-aan-huis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhuis-aan-huisdoor to door
Every word from Old Dutch farkōpon →Every word from Middle Dutch vercôpen →Every word from Dutch verkopen →