Where does “kaupa” come from?

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

kaupa (Icelandic): to buy; indefinite genitive plural of kaup

Definitions

  1. to buy; indefinite genitive plural of kaup

Ancestry of “kaupa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaupa”

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