Where does “häufen” come from?

häufen (German) comes from Middle High German hūfe, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

häufen (German): to heap (up), to pile up

Definitions

  1. to heap (up), to pile up

Ancestry of “häufen”, step by step

häufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German hūfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhūfe—
2Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
3Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

via Middle High German höufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhöufen—
2Old High Germanhūfōn—
3Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
4Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

Words derived from “häufen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →