Where does “kjøp” come from?

kjøp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjøpe, from Danish købe, from Old Danish køpæ, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

kjøp (Norwegian Bokmål): a purchase, or buy; imperative of kjøpe

Definitions

  1. a purchase, or buy; imperative of kjøpe

Ancestry of “kjøp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjøpeto buy, to purchase
2Danishkøbebuy; purchase; bribe
3Old Danishkøpæbuy, purchase
4Old Norsekaupato buy
5Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
6Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
7LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
8Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “kjøp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →