Where does “hjúpa” come from?
hjúpa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hjúpa, from Proto-Germanic heupǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
hjúpa (Faroese): hip
Ancestry of “hjúpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hjúpa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | heupǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |