Where does “köping” come from?

köping (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

köping (Swedish): a market town, a small town

Definitions

  1. a market town, a small town

Ancestry of “köping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkøpunger—
2Old Norsekaupangrmarketplace
3Old Norsekauppurchase
4Old Norsekaupato buy
5Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
6Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
7LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
8Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “köping”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →