Where does “hampe” come from?
hampe (French) comes from Old French hante, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
hampe (French): pole (for flag etc.; shaft; downstroke, upstroke;...
Definitions
- pole (for flag etc.; shaft; downstroke, upstroke;...
Ancestry of “hampe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | hante | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 3 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “hampe”