Where does “Kaupmannahöfn” come from?

Kaupmannahöfn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kaupmaður, from Icelandic kaup, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

Ancestry of “Kaupmannahöfn”, step by step

Kaupmannahöfn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kaupmaður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickaupmaðurshopkeeper, storekeeper; merchant, chandler
2Icelandickauptrade, business, dealings, deal; the act of...
3Old Norsekauppurchase
4Old Norsekaupato buy
5Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
6Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
7LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
8Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Old Danish Køpmannæhafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old DanishKøpmannæhafnCopenhagen
2Old Danishhafnharbour, port
3Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
4Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
5Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—

via Icelandic höfn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichöfnharbor, port
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →