Where does “cove” come from?

cove (Middle English) comes from Old English cōfa, from Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic kubô — shed, hut; originally "wattle shed".

Ancestry of “cove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcōfachamber, inner room
2Proto-West Germanic*kobō—
3Proto-Germanickubôshed, hut; originally "wattle shed"

Words derived from “cove”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kubô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kobō →Every word from Old English cōfa →