Chaffer
/ˈtʃæfər/noun
To bargain or haggle over the price of something.
Did you know?English **chaffer** is historically tied to the same Germanic root as **cheap** and **chapman**, showing how buying, selling, and haggling grew from one ancient marketplace word.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*kaupōną
“to trade, buy, or bargain”
Old English
OE
ceapian
“to buy, trade, or bargain”
Old English
OE
ceap
“purchase, bargain, trade”
Middle English
ME
chafferen
“to haggle, bargain, or trade”
Modern English
English
chaffer
“to haggle or bargain over price”