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

  1. A hope, aspiration, wish; A pile, heap, stack; A...

Ancestry of “hoop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhôopheap, pile
2Old Dutchhōp—
3Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
4Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
5Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

Words derived from “hoop”

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