Where does “Kaaf” come from?

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

Kaaf (Hunsrik): purchase

Definitions

  1. purchase

Ancestry of “Kaaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankouftrade
2Old High Germankoufcommerce, trade; barter; purchase
3Proto-West Germanickauptrade, purchase
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kaup →Every word from Old High German kouf →Every word from Middle High German kouf →