Where does “kaupungr” come from?

kaupungr (Old Gutnish) comes from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

kaupungr (Old Gutnish): marketplace

Definitions

  1. marketplace

Ancestry of “kaupungr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekaupangrmarketplace
2Old Norsekauppurchase
3Old Norsekaupato buy
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-

Words derived from “kaupungr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup-Every word from Latin caupoEvery word from Proto-Germanic kaupô
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