Where does “hoop” come from?
Hoop comes from Middle French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Proto-Germanic hōpą, from Proto-Indo-European kewb-.
hoop (English): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A...
Definitions
- A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A...
Ancestry of “hoop”, step by step
hoop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French huppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | huppe | — |
| 2 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 3 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 4 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle English hoop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hoop | — |
| 2 | Old English | hōp | valley; mound, raised land; in combination,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hōpą | bow, curve, arch; ring, hoop |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kāb- | to bend |
Words derived from “hoop”