Where does “kjøp” come from?

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

kjøp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a purchase, or buy; imperative of kjøpe

Definitions

  1. a purchase, or buy; imperative of kjøpe

Ancestry of “kjøp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kjøp”

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