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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hoopoe | An Old World bird, "Upupa epops", known for its... |
| 2 | English | hoopoop | — |
| 3 | English | hoop | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A... |
| 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 wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wood | The substance making up the central part of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | wode | madness, insanity, an overmastering emotion,... |
| 3 | Old English | wudu | wood; forest, woods; tree |
| 4 | Old English | widu | wood, forest, grove; tree; timber |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |