Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kaup

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From *kaupōn (to buy, trade).

Noun

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*kaup m[1]

  1. trade, purchase

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kaup
Genitive *kaupas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kaup *kaupō, *kaupōs
Accusative *kaup *kaupā
Genitive *kaupas *kaupō
Dative *kaupē *kaupum
Instrumental *kaupu *kaupum

Descendants

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  • Old English: ċēap
    • Middle English: chep, chepe
  • Old Frisian: kāp
    • North Frisian:
      Föhr-Amrum: kuup
    • Saterland Frisian: Koop
    • West Frisian: keap
  • Old Saxon: kōp
  • Old Dutch: cōp, *coup
  • Old High German: kouf

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206:PWGmc *kaup