Where does “Linköping” come from?
Linköping (Swedish) comes from Swedish köping, 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.
Linköping (Swedish): Linköping, a city in Sweden, in the province Östergötland
Definitions
- Linköping, a city in Sweden, in the province Östergötland
Ancestry of “Linköping”, step by step
Linköping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish köping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | köping | a market town, a small town |
| 2 | Old Swedish | køpunger | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaupangr | marketplace |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 8 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |