Where does “shopkeeper” come from?
Shopkeeper derives from English shop, from Middle English shoppe, from Old English sċeoppa, from Proto-Germanic skupp-, from Proto-Indo-European skub-.
shopkeeper (English): A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail,...
Definitions
- A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail,...
Ancestry of “shopkeeper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shop | An establishment that sells goods or services to... |
| 2 | Middle English | shoppe | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċeoppa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skupp- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skub- | — |
Words derived from “shopkeeper”