Where does “hauba” come from?

hauba (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-.

hauba (Serbo-Croatian): hood; hair dryer

Definitions

  1. hood; hair dryer

Ancestry of “hauba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaubebonnet, cap
2Middle High Germanhoube—
3Old High Germanhūba—
4Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
5Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →