Where does “hobby-horse” come from?
hobby-horse (English) comes from Middle English hoby, from Albanian hobe, from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.
hobby-horse (English): Alternative spelling of hobby horse
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of hobby horse
Ancestry of “hobby-horse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hoby | — |
| 2 | Albanian | hobe | catapult, sling |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hōpen | to hope |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hopon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hopōn | to hope, to expect |
Words derived from “hobby-horse”