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

  1. present participle of shop; The process of buying...

Ancestry of “shopping”, step by step

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

Words derived from “shopping”

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