Where does “huba” come from?

huba (Polish) comes from Middle High German hūfe, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

huba (Polish): polypore

Definitions

  1. polypore

Ancestry of “huba”, step by step

huba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German hūfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhūfe—
2Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
3Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

via Old Czech húba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhúba—
2Proto-Slavicgǫbamushroom; lip, mouth

Words derived from “huba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →