Where does “undirhópur” come from?

undirhópur (Faroese) comes from Faroese hópur, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

undirhópur (Faroese): suborder

Definitions

  1. suborder

Ancestry of “undirhópur”, step by step

undirhópur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese hópur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehópurheap, great quantity; union; order
2Old Norsehóprheap; group
3Middle Low Germanhōp—
4Old Saxonhōp—
5Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
6Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
7Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Faroese undir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseundirunder
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →