Where does “Hopkinsville” come from?
Hopkinsville (English) comes from English Hopkins, from English Hob, from Middle English Hob, from English robin, from Middle English Robin, from Old French Robert, from Frankish berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz — army.
Ancestry of “Hopkinsville”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hopkins | A placename |
| 2 | English | Hob | A nickname for Robin Goodfellow, Puck; later the devil |
| 3 | Middle English | Hob | — |
| 4 | English | robin | Any of various passerine birds of the families... |
| 5 | Middle English | Robin | — |
| 6 | Old French | Robert | a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing |
| 7 | Frankish | berht | bright |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |