Where does “hufumo” come from?
hufumo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto hufo, from German huf, from English hoof, from Middle English hof, from Old English hōf, from Proto-West Germanic *hōf, from Proto-Germanic hufą, from Proto-Indo-European keup- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.
hufumo (Esperanto): horseshoe
Definitions
- horseshoe
Ancestry of “hufumo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | hufo | hoof |
| 2 | German | huf | hoof |
| 3 | English | hoof | The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse,... |
| 4 | Middle English | hof | measure, reason |
| 5 | Old English | hōf | court, hall |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *hōf | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |