Where does “spekkoper” come from?

spekkoper (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-.

spekkoper (Dutch): a lucky or successful person, someone who has it made

Definitions

  1. a lucky or successful person, someone who has it made

Ancestry of “spekkoper”, step by step

spekkoper 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 spek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspekbacon; marshmallow; a Spaniard, especially during...
2Middle Dutchspec—
3Old Dutchspek—
4Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
5Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →
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