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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *kaupōn (“to buy, trade”).
Noun[edit]
*kaup m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| 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[edit]
- Old English: ċēap
- Old Frisian: kāp
- Old Saxon: kōp
- Old Dutch: cōp, *coup
- Old High German: kouf
- German: Kauf
References[edit]
- ^ 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”