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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaupô

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin caupō (innkeeper, shopkeeper), likely a common Mediterranean borrowing separately into Latin and Greek. More at caupō.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*kaupô m

  1. (West Germanic) innkeeper
  2. (West Germanic) merchant

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *kaupō
    • Old English: ċīepa
    • Old High German: koufo
      • Middle High German: koufe

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*kaupaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 211