Where does “kaufn” come from?

kaufn (Bavarian) comes from Old High German koufōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

kaufn (Bavarian): to buy, to purchase

Definitions

  1. to buy, to purchase

Ancestry of “kaufn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankoufōnto buy
2Proto-West Germanic*kaupōnto buy
3Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
4Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
5LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
6Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →