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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