Where does “hoopster” come from?

hoopster (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

hoopster (English): A basketball player

Definitions

  1. A basketball player

Ancestry of “hoopster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoopA circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A...
2Old Frenchhuppe—
3Latinupupahoopoe
4Old Saxonuppaabove
5Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
6Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →