Where does “Einkäufer” come from?

Einkäufer (German) comes from German einkaufen, from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

Einkäufer (German): buyer, purchaser, purchasing agent occupation

Definitions

  1. buyer, purchaser, purchasing agent occupation

Ancestry of “Einkäufer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinkaufento shop; to buy, to purchase
2Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
3Middle High Germanīn-—
4Old High Germaninin
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →