Where does “Jönköping” come from?

Jönköping (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish Junakøpunger, from Old Swedish køpunger, from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.

Jönköping (Swedish): Jönköping

Definitions

  1. Jönköping

Ancestry of “Jönköping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SwedishJunakøpunger
2Old Swedishkøpunger
3Old Norsekaupangrmarketplace
4Old Norsekauppurchase
5Old Norsekaupato buy
6Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
7Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
8LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
9Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup-Every word from Latin caupoEvery word from Proto-Germanic kaupô