Where does “copen” come from?

copen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch copen, from Old Dutch cōpon, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

copen (Middle English): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “copen”, step by step

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