Where does “käufen” come from?

käufen (German) comes from Middle High German koufen, from Old High German koufen, from Proto-Germanic *kaupijan.

käufen (German): Alternative form of kaufen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kaufen

Ancestry of “käufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankoufen—
2Old High Germankoufento buy
3Proto-Germanic*kaupijan—

Words derived from “käufen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaupijan →Every word from Old High German koufen →Every word from Middle High German koufen →