Where does “hópur” come from?

hópur (Icelandic) comes 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.

hópur (Icelandic): a group, a crowd; population, universe

Definitions

a group, a crowd; population, universe

Ancestry of “hópur”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	hópr	heap; group
2	Middle Low German	hōp	—
3	Old Saxon	hōp	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	haup	heap, pile
5	Proto-Germanic	haupaz	a heap, pile; a crowd, throng
6	Proto-Indo-European	koupos	hill

Words derived from “hópur”

hópkynlíf
aðdáendahópur
hópferð
hópsýking

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →