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Where does “hūbā” come from?

hūbā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

hūbā (Proto-West Germanic): hood, cowl

Definitions

  1. hood, cowl

Ancestry of “hūbā”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hūbā”

  • immenhuif
  • bijenhuif
  • huif
  • huve
  • hūfa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →