Where does “húfur” come from?

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

húfur (Icelandic): the hull or hulk of a ship; indefinite nominative...

Definitions

  1. the hull or hulk of a ship; indefinite nominative...

Ancestry of “húfur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehúfr—
2Old Norsehófrhoof
3Proto-Germanichōfazhoof
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoph₂óshoof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōfaz →Every word from Old Norse hófr →