Where does “koffer” come from?

koffer (Middle High German) comes from Middle Dutch coffer, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος — basket.

Ancestry of “koffer”, step by step

koffer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch coffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcoffer—
2Old Frenchcofrechest
3LatincophinusA hamper, basket
4Ancient Greekκόφινοςbasket

via Dutch coffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcoffer—

Words derived from “koffer”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόφινος →Every word from Latin cophinus →Every word from Old French cofre →