Where does “hop” come from?

hop (Danish) comes from Old Norse hopp, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

hop (Danish): jump; imperative of hoppe

Definitions

  1. jump; imperative of hoppe

Ancestry of “hop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehoppjump
2Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →