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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhuf—
2Proto-West Germanichupihip
3Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—

Words derived from “huf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hupiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hupi →