Where does “hobbymäßig” come from?

hobbymäßig (German) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

hobbymäßig (German): amateurish

Definitions

  1. amateurish

Ancestry of “hobbymäßig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHobbya hobby
2EnglishhobbyAn activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare...
3Englishhobby-horseAlternative spelling of hobby horse
4Middle Englishhoby
5Albanianhobecatapult, sling
6Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
7Old Saxonhopon
8Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōnEvery word from Old Saxon hoponEvery word from Middle Low German hōpen