Where does “kaupangr” come from?

kaupangr (Old Norse) 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-.

kaupangr (Old Norse): marketplace

Definitions

  1. marketplace

Ancestry of “kaupangr”, step by step

kaupangr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kaup

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

via Old Norse vangr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevangra garden, field, meadow
2Proto-Germanicwangazfield, meadow

Words derived from “kaupangr”

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