chapman
English
/ˈtʃæpmən/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
- (obsolete) A purchaser.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chepman inherited from Old English ċēapmann (dealer) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kaupamann-.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kaupamann-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bankkaufmann German
- Kaufmann German
- Kaufmanns-Und German
- Mann German
- kaufen German
- *kaupamann- Proto-Germanic
- köpa Swedish
- köpman Swedish
- man Swedish
- ceapmann Old English
- ċēapmann Old English
- chepman Middle English
- kaupmaðr Old Norse
- købe Danish
- købmand Danish
- mand Danish
- Kaupmannahöfn Icelandic
- kaup Icelandic
- kaupmaður Icelandic
- maður Icelandic
- spákaupmaður Icelandic
- koufman Old High German
- koufman Middle High German
- kōpman Old Dutch
- kōpman Middle Low German