Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "small hill, estate, house" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Cultureshof(Anglo-Saxon) hof(Old Dutch) hof(Old High German) Surname DescendantsHoefler, Hofer, Höfler(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 252. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 190.
