Where does “hófur” come from?

hófur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós — hoof.

hófur (Icelandic): hoof

Definitions

  1. hoof

Ancestry of “hófur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehófrhoof
2Proto-Germanichōfazhoof
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoph₂óshoof

Words derived from “hófur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōfaz →Every word from Old Norse hófr →