Where does “coife” come from?

coife (Old French) comes from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic kuffju, from Proto-Germanic kupjō — cap.

Ancestry of “coife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincofiabonnet
2Proto-West Germanickuffjucap, crest
3Proto-Germanickupjōcap

Words derived from “coife”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kupjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kuffju →Every word from Late Latin cofia →