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

Definitions

  1. to buy, to purchase

Ancestry of “kjøpe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kjøpe”

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