Where does “Kaufmannssprache” come from?

Kaufmannssprache (German) comes from German Kaufmann, from Middle High German koufman, from Old High German koufman, from Proto-Germanic *kaupamann.

Kaufmannssprache (German): business parlance

Definitions

  1. business parlance

Ancestry of “Kaufmannssprache”, step by step

Kaufmannssprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kaufmann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaufmannmerchant, businessman, trader
2Middle High Germankoufman—
3Old High Germankoufman—
4Proto-Germanic*kaupamann—

via German sprāche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprāchelanguage body of words, and set of methods of combining them
2Middle High Germansprāche—
3Old High Germansprāhha—
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaupamann →Every word from Old High German koufman →Every word from Middle High German koufman →
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