Where does “Huw” come from?

Huw (Welsh) comes from Middle Low German hûve, from Old Saxon hūva, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

Ancestry of “Huw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhûve—
2Old Saxonhūva—
3Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
4Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
5Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

Words derived from “Huw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →