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Where does “húfa” come from?

húfa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

Ancestry of “húfa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “húfa”

  • huva
  • hue
  • hue
  • hue
  • hu
  • alpahúfa
  • húfa
  • derhúfa
  • huva
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →