Where does “verköpen” come from?

verköpen (Low German) comes from Low German köpen, 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-.

verköpen (Low German): to sell

Definitions

  1. to sell

Ancestry of “verköpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanköpento buy
2Middle Low Germankôpen—
3Old Saxonkōpōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*kaupōnto buy
5Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
6Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
7LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
8Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →