Where does “kopen” come from?
kopen (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-.
kopen (Low German): to buy
Ancestry of “kopen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | kôpen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | kōpōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kaupōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 6 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
Words derived from “kopen”