Where does “Käuferin” come from?

Käuferin (German) comes from German Käufer, from German käufen, from Middle High German koufen, from Old High German koufen, from Proto-Germanic *kaupijan.

Käuferin (German): (feminine) shopper, buyer

Definitions

  1. (feminine) shopper, buyer

Ancestry of “Käuferin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKäuferagent noun of kaufen; shopper, buyer
2GermankäufenAlternative form of kaufen
3Middle High Germankoufen—
4Old High Germankoufento buy
5Proto-Germanic*kaupijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaupijan →Every word from Old High German koufen →Every word from Middle High German koufen →