Where does “erëmkafen” come from?

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

erëmkafen (Luxembourgish): to repurchase, to buy back

Definitions

  1. to repurchase, to buy back

Ancestry of “erëmkafen”, step by step

erëmkafen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish kafen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishkafento buy
2Middle High Germankoufen—
3Old High Germankoufento buy
4Proto-Germanic*kaupijan—

via Luxembourgish erëm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgisherëmagain
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaupijan →Every word from Old High German koufen →Every word from Middle High German koufen →