Where does “innkjøp” come from?

innkjøp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kjøp, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

innkjøp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a purchase

Definitions

  1. a purchase

Ancestry of “innkjøp”, step by step

innkjøp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjøp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkjøpa purchase, or buy; imperative of kjøpe
2Old Norsekauppurchase
3Old Norsekaupato buy
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →