Where does “Houf” come from?
Houf (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German huof, from Old High German huof, from Proto-Germanic hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós — hoof.
Houf (Luxembourgish): hoof; callus
Ancestry of “Houf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | huof | — |
| 2 | Old High German | huof | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hōfaz | hoof |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱoph₂ós | hoof |