Where does “heefen” come from?

heefen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German höufen, from Old High German hūfōn, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

heefen (Luxembourgish): to heap, to pile up; to accrete, to pile up

Definitions

  1. to heap, to pile up; to accrete, to pile up

Ancestry of “heefen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhöufen—
2Old High Germanhūfōn—
3Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
4Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Old High German hūfōn →