Where does “shopping” come from?
Shopping comes from English shop, derived from Middle English shoppe, Old English sċeoppa, Proto-Germanic skupp-, and Proto-Indo-European skub-.
shopping (English): present participle of shop; The process of buying...
Definitions
- present participle of shop; The process of buying...
Ancestry of “shopping”, 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 “shopping”