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Where does “kaupaz” come from?

kaupaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

kaupaz (Proto-Germanic): purchase

Definitions

  1. purchase

Ancestry of “kaupaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
2Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “kaupaz”

  • cheap
  • cheaply
  • cheapness
  • Cheapside
  • cheapen
  • cheapskate
  • cheapo
  • cheapie
  • cheapjack
  • cheapish
  • supercheap
  • ultracheap
  • cheapener
  • cheapass
  • cheapshit
  • cheapoid
  • roukoop
  • Rückkauf
  • Kauf
  • Kaufpreis
  • ĉipa
  • チープ
  • koopwaar
  • omkoping
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