Where does “[[húf]], [[hauf]]” come from?
[[húf]], [[hauf]] (Old Czech) comes from Middle High German hūfe, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.
Ancestry of “[[húf]], [[hauf]]”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | hūfe | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hūbā | hood, cowl |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hūbǭ | a covering for the head; hood; cowl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kēwp- | — |