Where does “Gattungskauf” come from?

Gattungskauf (German) comes from German Kauf, from Middle High German kouf, from Old High German kouf, from Proto-West Germanic kaup — trade, purchase.

Gattungskauf (German): generic purchase

Definitions

  1. generic purchase

Ancestry of “Gattungskauf”, step by step

Gattungskauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaufpurchase
2Middle High Germankouftrade
3Old High Germankoufcommerce, trade; barter; purchase
4Proto-West Germanickauptrade, purchase

via German Gattung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGattunggenus; voice, gender; genre
2Middle High Germangatunge—
3Middle High Germangatento come together, to fit
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kaup →