Where does “hoppy glop” come from?
hoppy glop (English) comes from English hoppy, 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 — on, onto.
Ancestry of “hoppy glop”, step by step
hoppy glop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hoppy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hoppy | Having a taste of hops; heavily flavoured with... |
| 2 | English | hop | A short jump; A jump on one leg; A short journey,... |
| 3 | Dutch | hop | hoopoe, the species "Upupa epops" or an... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | hoppe | hops; hopped beer |
| 5 | Old French | huppe | — |
| 6 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 7 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 8 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 9 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |