Where does “Kaufoption” come from?

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

Kaufoption (German): call option the right to purchase an asset at a fixed price

Definitions

  1. call option the right to purchase an asset at a fixed price

Ancestry of “Kaufoption”, step by step

Kaufoption 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 Option

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOptionoption
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kaup →