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

hap traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English hap

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

via English happening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhappeningpresent participle of happen; Busy, lively;...
2Middle Englishhappenyng—

via Old English hap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhap—

Words derived from “hap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kob- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hampą →Every word from Old Norse happ →