Where does “spákaupmaður” come from?
spákaupmaður (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-.
spákaupmaður (Icelandic): speculator investor taking high risks
Definitions
- speculator investor taking high risks
Ancestry of “spákaupmaður”, step by step
spákaupmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kaupmaður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kaupmaður | shopkeeper, storekeeper; merchant, chandler |
| 2 | Icelandic | kaup | trade, business, dealings, deal; the act of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 7 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |