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Where does “hap” come from?

Hap comes from Old English hap, from Old Norse happ, from Proto-Germanic hampą, from Proto-Indo-European kob-.

hap (English): Happenings; events; goings-on; That which...

Definitions

  1. Happenings; events; goings-on; That which...

Ancestry of “hap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhap—
2Old Norsehappgood luck
3Proto-Germanichampąhappiness; good luck, chance
4Proto-Indo-Europeankob-good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,...

Words derived from “hap”

  • hapless
  • haphazard
  • mishap
  • haphazardly
  • haplessly
  • haphazardness
  • haplessness
  • haphazardous
  • haphazardry
  • haphazardously
  • hapful
  • behap
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