Where does “coyffe” come from?
coyffe (Middle English) comes from Old French coife, from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.
Ancestry of “coyffe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | coife | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | cofia | bonnet |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kuffju | cap, crest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kupjō | cap |
Words derived from “coyffe”