Where does “chapfallen” come from?

chapfallen (English) comes from English chap, from English Chapman, from Middle English chapman, from Old English cēapmann, from Old English cēap, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.

chapfallen (English): Crestfallen, dejected

Definitions

  1. Crestfallen, dejected

Ancestry of “chapfallen”, step by step

chapfallen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchapA man, a fellow; A customer, a buyer; A child
2EnglishChapmanfor a merchant
3Middle EnglishchapmanA merchant; a seller of goods
4Old Englishcēapmanndealer
5Old Englishcēapcattle, purchase, sale, traffic, business,...
6Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
7Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
8LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
9Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via English fallen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfallenpast participle of fall; Having dropped by the...
2Englishfall"To be moved downwards."; "To move downwards.";...
3Middle Englishfall—
4Old EnglishfeallAlternative form of fiell
5Proto-Germanicfallą—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pōl-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →