Where does “koufōn” come from?

koufōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

koufōn (Old High German): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “koufōn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “koufōn”

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