Where does “köpen” come from?

köpen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German kôpen, from Old Saxon kōpōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

köpen (Low German): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “köpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankôpen—
2Old Saxonkōpōn—
3Proto-West Germanic*kaupōnto buy
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “köpen”

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