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Where does “shopsteader” come from?

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

shopsteader (English): An entrepreneur who buys and renovates an...

Definitions

  1. An entrepreneur who buys and renovates an...

Ancestry of “shopsteader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshopsteadTo buy and renovate abandoned shop facilities...
2EnglishshopAn establishment that sells goods or services to...
3Middle Englishshoppe—
4Old Englishsċeoppa—
5Proto-Germanicskupp-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskub-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skub- →