Where does “shopaholic” come from?

shopaholic (English) comes from English shop, from Middle English shoppe, from Old English sċeoppa, from Proto-Germanic skupp-, from Proto-Indo-European skub-.

shopaholic (English): One who shops very frequently; Common term...

Definitions

  1. One who shops very frequently; Common term...

Ancestry of “shopaholic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshopAn establishment that sells goods or services to...
2Middle Englishshoppe—
3Old Englishsċeoppa—
4Proto-Germanicskupp-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskub-—

Words derived from “shopaholic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skub- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skupp- →Every word from Old English sċeoppa →