Copenhagen's name (København in Danish), reflects its origin as a harbour and a place of commerce. The original designation in Old Norse, from which Danish descends, was '''Kaupmannahǫfn'''  (cf. modern Icelandic: ''Kaupmannahöfn'' , Faroese ''Keypmannahavn''), meaning "merchants' harbour". By the time Old Danish was spoken, the capital was called '''Køpmannæhafn''', with the current name deriving from centuries of subsequent regular sound change. An exact English equivalent would be "chapman's haven". The English ''chapman'', German ''Kaufmann'', Dutch ''koopman'', Swedish ''köpman'', Danish ''købmand'', Icelandic ''kaupmaður'' share a derivation from Latin ''caupo'', meaning "tradesman". However, the English term for the city was adapted from its Low German name, ''Kopenhagen''. Copenhagen's Swedish name is ''Köpenhamn'', a direct translation of the mutually intelligible Danish name.