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Where does “hopple” come from?

hopple (English) comes from English hop, from Dutch hop, from Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ — on, onto.

hopple (English): A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to...

Definitions

  1. A fetter for horses or cattle when turned out to...

Ancestry of “hopple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhopA short jump; A jump on one leg; A short journey,...
2Dutchhophoopoe, the species "Upupa epops" or an...
3Middle Dutchhoppehops; hopped beer
4Old Frenchhuppe—
5Latinupupahoopoe
6Old Saxonuppaabove
7Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
8Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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