Where does “höufen” come from?

höufen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hūfōn, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

Ancestry of “höufen”, step by step

höufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German hūfōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhūfōn—
2Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
3Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Old High German houfōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhoufōn—

Words derived from “höufen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Old High German hūfōn →