Where does “Chapman” come from?

Chapman (English) comes from Middle English chepman, from Old English ċēapmann, from Proto-Germanic *kaupamann.

Chapman (English): A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant...

Definitions

  1. A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant...

Ancestry of “Chapman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchepman
2Old Englishċēapmanndealer
3Proto-Germanic*kaupamann
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaupamann
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