Where does “shopkeeperess” come from?

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

Ancestry of “shopkeeperess”, step by step

shopkeeperess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shopkeeper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshopkeeperA trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail,...
2EnglishshopAn establishment that sells goods or services to...
3Middle Englishshoppe
4Old Englishsċeoppa
5Proto-Germanicskupp-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskub-

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skub-
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