Where does “hube” come from?

hube (Middle French) comes from Old French huve, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

Ancestry of “hube”, step by step

hube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French huve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchhuveA type of hairstyle for men and women
2Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
3Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

via Middle High German hūbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhūbe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →