Where does “פֿאַרקויפֿן” come from?

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

פֿאַרקויפֿן (Yiddish): To sell; plural of פֿאַרקויף

Definitions

  1. To sell; plural of פֿאַרקויף

Ancestry of “פֿאַרקויפֿן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקויפֿןto buy
2Middle High Germankoufen—
3Old High Germankoufento buy
4Proto-Germanic*kaupijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *kaupijan →Every word from Old High German koufen →Every word from Middle High German koufen →