Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “hoube” come from?

hoube (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hūba, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

Ancestry of “hoube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhūba—
2Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
3Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

Words derived from “hoube”

  • pickelhaube
  • Haube
  • Sturmhaube
  • Trockenhaube
  • Pickelhaube
  • Haubentaucher
  • хауба
  • hauba
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →