Where does “hof” come from?

hof (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hōf, from Proto-Germanic hufą, from Proto-Indo-European keup-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.

hof (Middle Dutch): court, enclosed space; garden; farmstead

Definitions

  1. court, enclosed space; garden; farmstead

Ancestry of “hof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhofcourt, farmstead
2Proto-West Germanic*hōf—
3Proto-Germanichufąhill, elevated place; house, hall, estate
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeup-to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright

Words derived from “hof”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European keup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hufą →