Where does “hoop” come from?
hoop (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hôop, from Old Dutch hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
hoop (Dutch): A hope, aspiration, wish; A pile, heap, stack; A...
Definitions
- A hope, aspiration, wish; A pile, heap, stack; A...
Ancestry of “hoop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hôop | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hōp | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |
Words derived from “hoop”