Where does “kopen” come from?

kopen (Dutch) comes 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-.

kopen (Dutch): to buy; plural of koop

Definitions

  1. to buy; plural of koop

Ancestry of “kopen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kopen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →