Where does “hop” come from?
Hop comes from Middle English hoppen, from Middle French houbelon, from Latin upupa, from Proto-Indo-European kewb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keup-.
hop (English): A short jump; A jump on one leg; A short journey,...
Definitions
- A short jump; A jump on one leg; A short journey,...
Ancestry of “hop”, step by step
hop traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hop | hoopoe, the species "Upupa epops" or an... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hoppe | hops; hopped beer |
| 3 | Old French | huppe | — |
| 4 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 5 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 6 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle English hoppen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hoppen | — |
| 2 | Old English | hoppian | to hop, spring, leap, dance |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
via Icelandic hóp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hóp | inflection of hópur: ## indefinite accusative... |