Where does “hopscotcher” come from?
hopscotcher (English) comes from English hopscotch, 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.
hopscotcher (English): One who plays the game of hopscotch
Definitions
- One who plays the game of hopscotch
Ancestry of “hopscotcher”, step by step
hopscotcher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hopscotch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hopscotch | A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one... |
| 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |