Where does “hobbyist” come from?

hobbyist (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.

hobbyist (English): A person who is interested in an activity or a...

Definitions

  1. A person who is interested in an activity or a...

Ancestry of “hobbyist”, 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

Words derived from “hobbyist”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →Every word from Old Saxon hopon →Every word from Middle Low German hōpen →