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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ