Where does “ferkeapje” come from?

ferkeapje (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian keapje, from Old Frisian kāpia, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

ferkeapje (West Frisian): to sell

Definitions

  1. to sell

Ancestry of “ferkeapje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiankeapjeto buy
2Old Frisiankāpiato buy
3Proto-West Germanic*kaupōnto buy
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →