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Where does “stanhope” come from?

stanhope (English) comes from English Stanhope, from Old English hōp, from Proto-Germanic hōpą, from Proto-Indo-European kāb- — to bend.

stanhope (English): A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a...

Definitions

  1. A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a...

Ancestry of “stanhope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStanhopea surname
2Old Englishhōpvalley; mound, raised land; in combination,...
3Proto-Germanichōpąbow, curve, arch; ring, hoop
4Proto-Indo-Europeankāb-to bend
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