Where does “hop” come from?
hop (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
hop (Dutch): hoopoe, the species "Upupa epops" or an...
Definitions
- hoopoe, the species "Upupa epops" or an...
Ancestry of “hop”, step by step
hop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch hoppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hoppe | hops; hopped beer |
| 2 | Old French | huppe | — |
| 3 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 4 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 5 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch hoppen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hoppen | to hop add hops to beer |