hófr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Germanic cognates: see Proto-Germanic *hōfaz. Non-Germanic cognates include Russian копыто (kopyto) and Sanskrit शप्ह (śapha).

Noun

hófr m

hoof

Descendants

Danish: hov
Faroese: hógvur, hóvur
Icelandic: hófur
Norwegian: hov
Swedish: hov

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