Where does “huppelen” come from?

huppelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch huppen, from Proto-Germanic huppijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kewb- — to bend, bow; to bend, bow, arch, vault; to bend,...

huppelen (Dutch): to skip, to frisk, to gambol to move by hopping on alternate feet

Definitions

  1. to skip, to frisk, to gambol to move by hopping on alternate feet

Ancestry of “huppelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhuppento hop
2Proto-Germanichuppijanąto move up and down; hop
3Proto-Indo-Europeankewb-to bend, bow; to bend, bow, arch, vault; to bend,...

Words derived from “huppelen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kewb-