Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaupô

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

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.pɔːː/

    Noun

    *kaupô m

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

    Declension

    Declension of *kaupô (masculine an-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *kaupô *kaupaniz
    vocative *kaupô *kaupaniz
    accusative *kaupanų *kaupanunz
    genitive *kaupiniz *kaupanǫ̂
    dative *kaupini *kaupammaz
    instrumental *kaupinē *kaupammiz

    Derived terms

    • *kaupą
    • *kaupaz

    Descendants

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

    References

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