Where does “coyf” come from?

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

Ancestry of “coyf”, step by step

coyf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French coife

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

via Old French coiffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoiffe—
Every word from Proto-Germanic kupjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kuffju →Every word from Late Latin cofia →
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