Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A hairdo. · A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women. · A similar item of mail armour covering the head. · An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.
From Middle English coif, coife, coyf, coyfe, coyffe, from Old French coife, coiffe, from Late Latin cofia, from Proto-West Germanic *kuppju, related to Old High German kupphia, kupha, kupfe (“mug, hood, cap”), from Proto-West Germanic *kuppju, from Proto-Germanic *kuppijǭ (“cap, hat, bonnet, headpiece”), Proto-Germanic *kuppō (“vat, mug, cup”), from pre-Germanic *kubná-, from Proto-Indo-European *gup- (“round object, knoll”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch, vault”). Cognate with Middle High German kupfe (“cap, headgear, helmet”).
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentioncoifenm
- Derivation mentioncoifefro
- Derivation mention*kuppjugmw-pro
- Cognate mentionkupphiagoh
- Derivation mention*kuppijǭgem-pro · cap, hat, bonnet, headpiece
- Derivation mention*kuppōgem-pro · vat, mug, cup
- Derivation mention*gup-ine-pro · round object, knoll
- Derivation mention*gew-ine-pro · to bend, curve, arch, vault
- Cognate mentionkupfegmh · cap, headgear, helmet
Inspect preserved source fields
Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
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