Where does “Kauf” come from?

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

Kauf (German): purchase

Definitions

  1. purchase

Ancestry of “Kauf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Kauf”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic kaup →