Where does “Hoover” come from?
Hoover derives from Low German Hufer, from Middle High German huobe, of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
Hoover (English): A vacuum cleaner of the "Hoover" brand, or...
Definitions
- A vacuum cleaner of the "Hoover" brand, or...
Ancestry of “Hoover”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Huber | — |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |
Words derived from “Hoover”