Etymology

webshop

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Today it means: Synonym of webstore. Full definition →

English shop ← Middle English schoppe ← Old English scoppa
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*webʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*webaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*wabją
  4. Old Englishwebb
  5. Middle Englishweb
  6. Englishweb
  7. Proto-Germanic*skup-
  8. Old Englishscoppa
  9. Middle Englishschoppe
  10. Englishshop
  11. English todaywebshop

From web + shop.

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