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
Ancestry of “hoopster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hoop | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A... |
| 2 | Old French | huppe | — |
| 3 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 4 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 5 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |