Where does “kaupa” come from?

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

kaupa (Old Norse): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “kaupa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaupa”

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