Where does “koff” come from?

koff (English) comes from Dutch kof, from Middle Dutch cof, from Old Dutch *kovo, from Proto-Germanic kubô — shed, hut; originally "wattle shed".

koff (English): A two-masted Dutch vessel

Definitions

  1. A two-masted Dutch vessel

Ancestry of “koff”, step by step

koff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkofkoff
2Middle Dutchcofstable; barn
3Old Dutch*kovo—
4Proto-Germanickubôshed, hut; originally "wattle shed"

via German Kauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaufpurchase
2Middle High Germankouftrade
3Old High Germankoufcommerce, trade; barter; purchase
4Proto-West Germanickauptrade, purchase
Every word from Proto-Germanic kubô →Every word from Old Dutch *kovo →Every word from Middle Dutch cof →