Where does “köpcentrum” come from?

köpcentrum (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-.

köpcentrum (Swedish): shopping centre

Definitions

  1. shopping centre

Ancestry of “köpcentrum”, step by step

köpcentrum 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 centrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcentrumcentre; the middle of something
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- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →