English word cheap comes from Proto-Germanic *kaupaz, Proto-Germanic *kaupōną (To buy; trade.), Proto-Germanic *kaupijaną (To buy; trade.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kaupaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *kaupōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To buy; trade. |
| *kaupijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To buy; trade. |
| ceap | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Bargain. Cattle, any commodity. Trade. |
| ċīepan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| ċēapian | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| cheap | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| cheap | English (eng) | (intransitive, obsolete) To trade; traffic; bargain; chaffer; ask the price of goods; cheapen goods.. (transitive, obsolete) To bargain for; chaffer for; ask the price of; offer a price for; cheapen.. (transitive, obsolete) To buy; purchase.. (transitive, obsolete) To sell. (chiefly, North American, derogatory) Ungenerous; stingy, mean (UK), tightfisted, excessively frugal.. (slang, of an [...] |