Where does “kjøpmann” come from?
kjøpmann (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kjøp, 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.
kjøpmann (Norwegian Bokmål): a shopkeeper
Definitions
- a shopkeeper
Ancestry of “kjøpmann”, step by step
kjøpmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål kjøp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjøp | a purchase, or buy; imperative of kjøpe |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjøpe | to buy, to purchase |
| 3 | Danish | købe | buy; purchase; bribe |
| 4 | Old Danish | køpæ | buy, purchase |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 8 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |