Where does “kjøpe” come from?
kjøpe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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-.
kjøpe (Norwegian Bokmål): to buy, to purchase
Ancestry of “kjøpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | købe | buy; purchase; bribe |
| 2 | Old Danish | køpæ | buy, purchase |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 6 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
Words derived from “kjøpe”