Where does “hópkynlíf” come from?
hópkynlíf (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.
hópkynlíf (Icelandic): group sex
Definitions
- group sex
Ancestry of “hópkynlíf”, step by step
hópkynlíf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hópur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hópur | a group, a crowd; population, universe |
| 2 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |
via Icelandic kynlíf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kynlíf | sex |
| 2 | Icelandic | líf | life; an individual’s way of living or experience... |
| 3 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |