Kaffee
/kaˈfeː/noun
Coffee; the beverage made from roasted and ground coffee beans.
Did you know?English coffee and German Kaffee ultimately trace back to Arabic qahwa, a word once associated with wine or something that suppresses appetite—so the modern caffeine ritual began with a name for a dark, energizing force.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-15th Century
Arabic
qahwa
“Originally a term for wine or a dark drink; later used for coffee”
15th Century
Turkish
kahve
“Coffee”
16th Century
Italian
caffè
“Coffee”
17th Century
Dutch
koffie
“Coffee”
17th Century
German
Kaffee
“Coffee”