Where does “gávpot” come from?

gávpot (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish kaupunki, from Old Gutnish kaupungr, from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.

gávpot (Northern Sami): town, city

Definitions

  1. town, city

Ancestry of “gávpot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaupunkitown; city
2Old Gutnishkaupungrmarketplace
3Old Norsekaupangrmarketplace
4Old Norsekauppurchase
5Old Norsekaupato buy
6Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
7Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
8LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
9Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup-