Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaupamann-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From *kaupōną +‎ *mann-.

Noun

*kaupamann- m

merchant

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *kaupamann- (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kaupamann-	*kaupamanniz
vocative	*kaupamann	*kaupamanniz
accusative	*kaupamannų	*kaupamannunz
genitive	*kaupamanniz	*kaupamannǫ̂
dative	*kaupamanni	*kaupamannumaz
instrumental	*kaupamannē	*kaupamannumiz

Descendants

Old English: ċēapmann
- Middle English: chepman
  - English: chapman (obsolete); Chapman (a surname)
Old Frisian: kopmon
- Saterland Frisian: Koopmon
Old Saxon: kōpman
- Middle Low German: kopman
  - Plautdietsch: Koopmaun
  - Swedish: köpman
  - Danish: købmand
  - Gutnish: kaupman
Old Dutch: kōpman
- Middle Dutch: koopman
  - Dutch: koopman
    - Afrikaans: koopman
Old High German: koufman
- Middle High German: koufman
  - German: Kaufmann
  - Yiddish: קויפֿמאַן‏‎‎ (koyfman‏‎)
Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (kaupamanna)