Where does “derhúfa” come from?

derhúfa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic húfa, from Old Norse húfa, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

derhúfa (Icelandic): baseball cap

Definitions

  1. baseball cap

Ancestry of “derhúfa”, step by step

derhúfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic húfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichúfacap
2Old Norsehúfa—
3Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

via Icelandic der

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicderbill, peak of a cap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Old Norse húfa →