Where does “хауба” come from?
хауба (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German haube, from Middle High German hoube, from Old High German hūba, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.
хауба (Serbo-Croatian): hood; hair dryer
Ancestry of “хауба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | haube | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | hoube | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hūba | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūbā | hood, cowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūbǭ | a covering for the head; hood; cowl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kēwp- | — |