Where does “hoputtaa” come from?
hoputtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoppu, 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- — cattle.
hoputtaa (Finnish): to hurry, rush, busy
Definitions
- to hurry, rush, busy
Ancestry of “hoputtaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hoppu | hurry, hustle |
| 2 | Swedish | hopp | hope; hope; person or thing who acts as a source... |
| 3 | Swedish | hoppa | to jump, to skip |
| 4 | Old Swedish | hoppa | to jump |
| 5 | Old Norse | hoppa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |