Where does “koopwoning” come from?

koopwoning (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

koopwoning (Dutch): self-owned house

Definitions

  1. self-owned house

Ancestry of “koopwoning”, step by step

koopwoning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kopen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkopento buy; plural of koop
2Middle Dutchcôpento buy
3Old Dutchcōponto buy
4Proto-West Germanic*kaupōnto buy
5Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
6Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
7LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
8Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Dutch woning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoninghouse, abode, residence, dwelling
2Middle Dutchwoninge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →