Where does “Cheapside” come from?

Cheapside is a place name derived from Middle English cheap, which comes from Middle English chapien, Old English cēap (marketplace or trade), Proto-Germanic kaupōną, and Latin caupo (innkeeper or merchant).

Cheapside (English): Any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces

Definitions

  1. Any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces

Ancestry of “Cheapside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcheapmarket
2Middle Englishchapien—
3Old Englishcēapcattle, purchase, sale, traffic, business,...
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →