Where does “shop” come from?
shop (Dutch) comes from English shop, from Middle English shoppe, from Old English sċeoppa, from Proto-Germanic skupp-, from Proto-Indo-European skub-.
shop (Dutch): shop
Ancestry of “shop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shop | An establishment that sells goods or services to... |
| 2 | Middle English | shoppe | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċeoppa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skupp- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skub- | — |
Words derived from “shop”