Where does “coif” come from?

coif (Middle English) comes from Old French coife, from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

Ancestry of “coif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoife—
2Late Latincofiabonnet
3Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
4Proto-Germanickupjōcap

Words derived from “coif”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kupjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kuffju →Every word from Late Latin cofia →