Where does “huf” come from?
huf (Middle High German) comes from Old High German huf, from Proto-West Germanic hupi, from Proto-Germanic hupiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂-.
Ancestry of “huf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | huf | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hupi | hip |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hupiz | hip, haunch, upper part of the thigh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeu̯bh₂- | — |