Where does “Hobbymusikerin” come from?
Hobbymusikerin (German) comes from German Hobbymusiker, from German Hobby, from English hobby, from English hobby-horse, from Middle English hoby, from Albanian hobe, from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon — to hope, to expect.
Ancestry of “Hobbymusikerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hobbymusiker | hobby musician male or of unspecified sex |
| 2 | German | Hobby | a hobby |
| 3 | English | hobby | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare... |
| 4 | English | hobby-horse | Alternative spelling of hobby horse |
| 5 | Middle English | hoby | — |
| 6 | Albanian | hobe | catapult, sling |
| 7 | Middle Low German | hōpen | to hope |
| 8 | Old Saxon | hopon | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hopōn | to hope, to expect |