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Where does “hūfa” come from?

hūfa (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hūfi, from Proto-Indo-European kuHp-, from Proto-Indo-European kew- — to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent.

Ancestry of “hūfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichūfibeehive
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankuHp-water vessel; water vessel; hollow
3Proto-Indo-Europeankew-to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent

Words derived from “hūfa”

  • huif
  • immenhuif
  • bijenhuif
  • huve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kew- →