Where does “köptempel” come from?
köptempel (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-.
köptempel (Swedish): a large shop, department store, mall or shopping...
Definitions
- a large shop, department store, mall or shopping...
Ancestry of “köptempel”, step by step
köptempel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish köpa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | köpa | buy |
| 2 | Old Swedish | køpa | to buy, to trade |
| 3 | Old Norse | keypa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaupijaną | to buy; trade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 6 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Swedish tempel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tempel | a temple |
| 2 | Old Swedish | tæmpel | — |
| 3 | Latin | templum | an open space for augural observation; open,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | t(e)mp-lo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |