Where does “kuf(f)ja” come from?

kuf(f)ja (Frankish) comes from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

kuf(f)ja (Frankish): headdress

Definitions

  1. headdress

Ancestry of “kuf(f)ja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
2Proto-Germanickupjōcap
Every word from Proto-Germanic kupjōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kuffju