Where does “Koffer” come from?

Koffer (German) comes from Middle High German koffer, from Middle Dutch coffer, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος — basket.

Koffer (German): a case; a suitcase or briefcase

Definitions

  1. a case; a suitcase or briefcase

Ancestry of “Koffer”, step by step

Koffer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German koffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankoffer—
2Middle Dutchcoffer—
3Old Frenchcofrechest
4LatincophinusA hamper, basket
5Ancient Greekκόφινοςbasket

via French coffre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoffrechest, box
Every word from Ancient Greek κόφινος →Every word from Latin cophinus →Every word from Old French cofre →