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Where does “húfa” come from?

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

húfa (Icelandic): cap

Definitions

  1. cap

Ancestry of “húfa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “húfa”

  • alpahúfa
  • derhúfa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →