Where does “coiffe” come from?

coiffe (Middle French) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

coiffe (Middle French): coif

Definitions

  1. coif

Ancestry of “coiffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latincofia—
2Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
3Proto-Germanickupjōcap

Words derived from “coiffe”

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