Where does “miskoop” come from?

miskoop (Dutch) comes from Dutch koop, from Middle Dutch côop, from Old Dutch cōp, from Proto-Germanic kaupaz, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

miskoop (Dutch): a failed purchase, an acquisition not worth its price and/or unfit for its intended purpose

Definitions

  1. a failed purchase, an acquisition not worth its price and/or unfit for its intended purpose

Ancestry of “miskoop”, step by step

miskoop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkoopA purchase, bought acquisition; A bargain
2Middle Dutchcôop—
3Old Dutchcōp—
4Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
5LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
6Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Dutch mis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
2Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →