Where does “shopping” come from?
shopping (Spanish) comes from English shopping, from English shop, from Middle English shoppe, from Old English sċeoppa, from Proto-Germanic skupp-, from Proto-Indo-European skub-.
shopping (Spanish): shopping center; shopping
Definitions
- shopping center; shopping
Ancestry of “shopping”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shopping | present participle of shop; The process of buying... |
| 2 | English | shop | An establishment that sells goods or services to... |
| 3 | Middle English | shoppe | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċeoppa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skupp- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skub- | — |