Where does “hop” come from?
hop (Finnish) comes from Swedish hopp, from Swedish hoppa, from Old Swedish hoppa, from Old Norse hoppa, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
hop (Finnish): General spurring interjection; Used to entice a...
Definitions
- General spurring interjection; Used to entice a...
Ancestry of “hop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | hopp | hope; hope; person or thing who acts as a source... |
| 2 | Swedish | hoppa | to jump, to skip |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hoppa | to jump |
| 4 | Old Norse | hoppa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |