Where does “hūfe” come from?

hūfe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

hūfe (Old English): a covering for the head

Definitions

  1. a covering for the head

Ancestry of “hūfe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hūfe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →