Where does “hopscotch” come from?
hopscotch (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.
hopscotch (English): A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one...
Definitions
- A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one...
Ancestry of “hopscotch”, step by step
hopscotch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hop | A short jump; A jump on one leg; A short journey,... |
| 2 | Dutch | hop | hoopoe, the species "Upupa epops" or an... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hoppe | hops; hopped beer |
| 4 | Old French | huppe | — |
| 5 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 6 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 7 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English Scotch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Scotch | The people of Scotland; Whisky distilled in... |
| 2 | Middle English | scocchen | to score, nick, cut; to cut |
| 3 | Old French | escocher | to notch |
| 4 | Old French | çoche | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *tsucca | — |
| 6 | Gaulish | tsukka | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukkaz | stick; beam; post; stump |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |