Where does “cofte” come from?

cofte (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch côpen, from Old Dutch cōpon, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

Ancestry of “cofte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcôpento buy
2Old Dutchcōponto buy
3Proto-West Germanic*kaupōnto buy
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “cofte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →
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