Where does “hobbyism” come from?

hobbyism (English) comes from English hobby, from English hobby-horse, 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.

hobbyism (English): An interest in hobbies

Definitions

  1. An interest in hobbies

Ancestry of “hobbyism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhobbyAn activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare...
2Englishhobby-horseAlternative spelling of hobby horse
3Middle Englishhoby—
4Albanianhobecatapult, sling
5Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
6Old Saxonhopon—
7Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →Every word from Old Saxon hopon →Every word from Middle Low German hōpen →
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