Where does “houf” come from?
houf (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[húf]], [[hauf]], from Middle High German hūfe, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.
houf (Czech): flock, crowd
Definitions
- flock, crowd
Ancestry of “houf”, step by step
houf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Czech [[húf]], [[hauf]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | [[húf]], [[hauf]] | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | hūfe | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hūbā | hood, cowl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūbǭ | a covering for the head; hood; cowl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kēwp- | — |