cheap

Origin: As a noun, from , from , from . As a verb, from , from , from , from , a verbal derivative of *kaupô, from . The adjective originated as a shortening of Middle and Early Modern English good cheap, literally “good purchase” (as in “that was good cheap”, i.e. “that was [a] good purchase”). Compare , . Cognate with , chape, , , , kopen, , , kaufen, , köpa, , , kaupa; also borrowed as , , , , , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).