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
Ancestry of “hópkynlíf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |