Where does “húfr” come from?

húfr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós — hoof.

Ancestry of “húfr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehófrhoof
2Proto-Germanichōfazhoof
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱoph₂óshoof

Words derived from “húfr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōfaz →Every word from Old Norse hófr →