Where does “woodhoopoe” come from?

woodhoopoe (English) comes from English hoopoe, from English hoopoop, from English hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ — on, onto.

woodhoopoe (English): Any of five birds of the genus "Phoeniculus", in...

Definitions

  1. Any of five birds of the genus "Phoeniculus", in...

Ancestry of “woodhoopoe”, step by step

woodhoopoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hoopoe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoopoeAn Old World bird, "Upupa epops", known for its...
2Englishhoopoop
3EnglishhoopA circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A...
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

via English wood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwoodThe substance making up the central part of the...
2Middle Englishwodemadness, insanity, an overmastering emotion,...
3Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
4Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
5Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ