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Where does “kaufen” come from?

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

kaufen (German): Alternative form of kaufen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kaufen

Ancestry of “kaufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankoufen—
2Old High Germankoufen—
3Proto-Germanic*kaupijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaupijan →