Where does “Hof” come from?

Hof (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic hufą, from Proto-Indo-European keup-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.

Hof (Pennsylvania German): yard; farm place

Definitions

  1. yard; farm place

Ancestry of “Hof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhof—
2Proto-Germanic*hof—
3Proto-Germanichufąhill, elevated place; house, hall, estate
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeup-to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright

Words derived from “Hof”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European keup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hufą →
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