Where does “hoop” come from?

hoop (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch hoop, from Middle Dutch hôop, from Old Dutch hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

hoop (Afrikaans): heap; hope; to hope

Definitions

  1. heap; hope; to hope

Ancestry of “hoop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhoopA hope, aspiration, wish; A pile, heap, stack; A...
2Middle Dutchhôopheap, pile
3Old Dutchhōp—
4Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
5Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
6Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →