Etymograph

English

Koopman

Koopman comes from Dutch Koopman.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentKoopman
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentKoopman
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Anglicised from Dutch Koopman, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (Dutch koopman).

Today it means

name A surname from Dutch.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Dutch Koopman / Koopman