shop
Old Englishplace where goods are sold or work is done
About This Root
From Old English sceoppa (booth, stall, shed), of Germanic origin. Originally a small structure for trade, now extended to both places (bookshop, barbershop, workshop) and the activity (shopping). Workshop bridges the commercial and productive senses — a place where goods are both made and sold. Shopkeeper and shoplift capture the social dynamics around retail.
Associated Words · 8
shopping
The activity of visiting shops to buy goods
workshop
A room for making things; a short intensive training session
shopkeeper
A person who owns or manages a retail shop
barbershop
A shop where haircuts are given; a style of a cappella harmony singing
bookshop
A shop where books are sold
shoplift
To steal goods from a shop while posing as a customer
shopworn
Damaged from display in a shop; no longer fresh or new
workshops
Rooms for making things; short intensive training sessions