Where does “hordcofa” come from?

hordcofa (Old English) comes from Old English hord, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic huzdą, from Proto-Indo-European kusdʰo-.

hordcofa (Old English): treasure-chamber, breast

Definitions

  1. treasure-chamber, breast

Ancestry of “hordcofa”, step by step

hordcofa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhordA hoard, especially of valuable items, hidden for...
2Proto-West Germanic*hoʀdtreasure
3Proto-Germanichuzdąhidden treasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankusdʰo-—

via Old English cōfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcōfachamber, inner room
2Proto-West Germanic*kobō—
3Proto-Germanickubôshed, hut; originally "wattle shed"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kusdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic huzdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd →