Where does “kjøpesenter” come from?
kjøpesenter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål senter, from English centre, from Middle English center, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον, from Proto-Hellenic *kéntron, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéntrom — pointed tool.
kjøpesenter (Norwegian Bokmål): a shopping centre
Definitions
- a shopping centre
Ancestry of “kjøpesenter”, step by step
kjøpesenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål senter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | senter | a centre or center |
| 2 | English | centre | Alternative spelling of center |
| 3 | Middle English | center | — |
| 4 | Middle French | centre | — |
| 5 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |
via Norwegian Bokmål kjøpe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |