Where does “Hübner” come from?

Hübner (German) comes from German Hube, from German haube, from Middle High German hoube, from Old High German hūba, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

Ancestry of “Hübner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHube—
2Germanhaubebonnet, cap
3Middle High Germanhoube—
4Old High Germanhūba—
5Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
6Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
7Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →