Where does “kø̄pa” come from?

kø̄pa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse keypa, from Proto-Germanic kaupijaną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

kø̄pa (Old Swedish): to buy, to trade

Definitions

  1. to buy, to trade

Ancestry of “kø̄pa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekeypa—
2Proto-Germanickaupijanąto buy; trade
3Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
4LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
5Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “kø̄pa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →