Where does “coiffe” come from?

coiffe (French) comes from Middle French coiffe, from Ecclesiastical Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

coiffe (French): coif; inflection of coiffer: ## first-person...

Definitions

  1. coif; inflection of coiffer: ## first-person...

Ancestry of “coiffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcoiffecoif
2Ecclesiastical Latincofia
3Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
4Proto-Germanickupjōcap

Words derived from “coiffe

Every word from Proto-Germanic kupjōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kuffjuEvery word from Ecclesiastical Latin cofia