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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | cōfa | chamber, inner room |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *kobō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kubô | shed, hut; originally "wattle shed" |
Words derived from “cove”