Where does “hübsch” come from?

hübsch (German) comes from Middle High German hübesch, from German hof, from Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic hufą, from Proto-Indo-European keup-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.

hübsch (German): pretty, handsome

Definitions

  1. pretty, handsome

Ancestry of “hübsch”, step by step

hübsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German hübesch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhübesch—
2Germanhofyard, court, courtyard open area by a house or enclosed by houses
3Middle High Germanhoffarm; court
4Old High Germanhof—
5Proto-Germanic*hof—
6Proto-Germanichufąhill, elevated place; house, hall, estate
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeup-to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright

via Middle Dutch hōvesch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhōveschcourtly
2Middle Dutchhofcourt, enclosed space; garden; farmstead
3Old Dutchhofcourt, farmstead

Words derived from “hübsch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keu- →