Etymograph

English

hoofer

Hoofer comes from Old English hōf ‘a hoof’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱoph₂ós‘hoof’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hōfaz‘hoof’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hōfreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150hōf‘a hoof’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hof
  6. English1500–presenthoof
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1946hoofer

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱoph₂ós‘hoof’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hōfaz‘hoof’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hōfreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150hōf‘a hoof’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hof
  6. English1500–presenthoof
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1946hoofer

Earliest quotation: 1946, Milton, Mezz: “Once a good friend of mine, a fine hoofer…”

Linked words

through Old English hōf ‘a hoof’

hovel, 1 more

Today it means

noun A professional dancer, particularly one who has paid his or her dues.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós / hoofer

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