Where does “hópferð” come from?

hópferð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hópur, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

hópferð (Icelandic): group tour

Definitions

  1. group tour

Ancestry of “hópferð”, step by step

hópferð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hópur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichópura group, a crowd; population, universe
2Old Norsehóprheap; group
3Middle Low Germanhōp—
4Old Saxonhōp—
5Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
6Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
7Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Icelandic ferð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicferðtrip, tour, journey; speed; second-person...
2Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
3Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →