Where does “hoopoe” come from?

hoopoe (English) comes from English hoopoop, from English hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

hoopoe (English): An Old World bird, "Upupa epops", known for its...

Definitions

  1. An Old World bird, "Upupa epops", known for its...

Ancestry of “hoopoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhoopoop
2EnglishhoopA circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A...
3Old Frenchhuppe
4Latinupupahoopoe
5Old Saxonuppaabove
6Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
7Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “hoopoe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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