Where does “Kaufhaus” come from?

Kaufhaus (German) comes from German kaufen, from Old High German koufōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

Kaufhaus (German): department store

Definitions

  1. department store

Ancestry of “Kaufhaus”, step by step

Kaufhaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kaufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankaufento buy, to purchase
2Old High Germankoufōnto buy
3Proto-West Germanic*kaupōnto buy
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via German Haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaushouse; home; theatre
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →