Where does “kaupunautur” come from?

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

kaupunautur (Icelandic): customer

Definitions

  1. customer

Ancestry of “kaupunautur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickaupato buy; indefinite genitive plural of kaup
2Old Norsekaupato buy
3Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
4Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
5LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
6Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →