Where does “kjøpe” come from?

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

kjøpe (Norwegian Nynorsk): to buy, purchase

Definitions

  1. to buy, purchase

Ancestry of “kjøpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekaupato buy
2Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
3Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
4LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
5Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →