Where does “köpcenter” come from?

köpcenter (Swedish) comes from Swedish köpa, from Old Swedish køpa, from Old Norse keypa, from Proto-Germanic kaupijaną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

köpcenter (Swedish): shopping center

Definitions

  1. shopping center

Ancestry of “köpcenter”, step by step

köpcenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish köpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköpabuy
2Old Swedishkøpato buy, to trade
3Old Norsekeypa—
4Proto-Germanickaupijanąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Swedish center

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcentern a centre; a place where some function or...
2Latincentrumcenter
3Ancient GreekκέντρονSomething with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;...
4Proto-Hellenic*kéntron—
5Proto-Indo-European*ḱéntrompointed tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →