koopmanschap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch coopmanscap, copenschap, possibly inherited from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Middle High German koufmanschaft (German Kaufmannschaft), Middle Low German kōpmanschop, English chapmanship, Old Frisian kapenskip (West Frisian keapmanskip). By surface analysis, koopman (“merchant”) +‎ -schap (“-hood, -ship”).

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Noun

koopmanschap f (uncountable)

  1. commerce
    Synonyms: handel, commercie, negotie
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