Where does “fo-happ” come from?

fo-happ (Manx) comes from Manx shapp, from English shop, from Middle English shoppe, from Old English sċeoppa, from Proto-Germanic skupp-, from Proto-Indo-European skub-.

fo-happ (Manx): chain store

Definitions

  1. chain store

Ancestry of “fo-happ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxshappshop, store
2EnglishshopAn establishment that sells goods or services to...
3Middle Englishshoppe—
4Old Englishsċeoppa—
5Proto-Germanicskupp-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskub-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skub- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skupp- →Every word from Old English sċeoppa →