Where does “kjøpekraft” come from?
kjøpekraft (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-.
kjøpekraft (Norwegian Bokmål): buying power, purchasing power
Definitions
- buying power, purchasing power
Ancestry of “kjøpekraft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjøpe | to buy, to purchase |
| 2 | Danish | købe | buy; purchase; bribe |
| 3 | Old Danish | køpæ | buy, purchase |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 7 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |