Where does “kaup” come from?

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

kaup (Icelandic): trade, business, dealings, deal; the act of...

Definitions

  1. trade, business, dealings, deal; the act of...

Ancestry of “kaup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekauppurchase
2Old Norsekaupato buy
3Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
4Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
5LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
6Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “kaup”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →