Where does “Kapaun” come from?

Kapaun (German) comes from English chappo, from English chap, from English Chapman, from Middle English chapman, from Old English cēapmann, from Old English cēap, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô.

Kapaun (German): capon

Definitions

  1. capon

Ancestry of “Kapaun”, step by step

Kapaun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chappo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchappoDiminutive of chap
2EnglishchapA man, a fellow; A customer, a buyer; A child
3EnglishChapmanfor a merchant
4Middle EnglishchapmanA merchant; a seller of goods
5Old Englishcēapmanndealer
6Old Englishcēapcattle, purchase, sale, traffic, business,...
7Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
8Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
9LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
10Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Middle High German kappūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankappūn—
2Latincāpōa capon

Words derived from “Kapaun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →