Where does “mierenhoop” come from?

mierenhoop (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoop, from Middle Dutch hôop, from Old Dutch hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

mierenhoop (Dutch): anthill

Definitions

  1. anthill

Ancestry of “mierenhoop”, step by step

mierenhoop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhoopA hope, aspiration, wish; A pile, heap, stack; A...
2Middle Dutchhôopheap, pile
3Old Dutchhōp—
4Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
5Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
6Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Dutch mier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmierant; insignificant individual
2Middle Dutchmiereant; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...
3Old Dutchmiuri—
4Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →