Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “hufe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hufe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hufe”

  • Kugelhaufenreaktor
  • Scheiterhaufen
  • Supergalaxienhaufen
  • Galaxienhaufen
  • Superhaufen
  • Galaxiensuperhaufen
  • Haufen
  • Häufchen
  • Virgo-Superhaufen
  • Ameisenhaufen
  • haufenweise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →