Where does “kafen” come from?

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

kafen (Luxembourgish): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “kafen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kafen”

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