Where does “*kaupōn” come from?

*kaupōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

*kaupōn (Proto-West Germanic): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “*kaupōn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*kaupōn”

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