Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “koufen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “koufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankoufen—
2Proto-Germanic*kaupijan—

Words derived from “koufen”

  • käufen
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaupijan →