Where does “hóvur” come from?

hóvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós — hoof.

hóvur (Faroese): hoof; dirty foot or shoe

Definitions

  1. hoof; dirty foot or shoe

Ancestry of “hóvur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehófrhoof
2Proto-Germanichōfazhoof
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoph₂óshoof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōfaz →Every word from Old Norse hófr →