Where does “Kaufpflicht” come from?

Kaufpflicht (German) comes from German Pflicht, from Old High German pfliht, from Proto-West Germanic plihti, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

Kaufpflicht (German): obligation to purchase

Definitions

  1. obligation to purchase

Ancestry of “Kaufpflicht”, step by step

Kaufpflicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pflicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflichtduty
2Old High Germanpfliht—
3Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

via German käufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermankäufenAlternative form of kaufen
2Middle High Germankoufen—
3Old High Germankoufento buy
4Proto-Germanic*kaupijan—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehan →Every word from Proto-West Germanic plihti →Every word from Old High German pfliht →