Where does “happe” come from?

happe (Middle English) comes from Old Norse happ, from Proto-Germanic hampą, from Proto-Indo-European kob- — good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,...

happe (Middle English): chance, hap, luck, fortune

Definitions

  1. chance, hap, luck, fortune

Ancestry of “happe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehappgood luck
2Proto-Germanichampąhappiness; good luck, chance
3Proto-Indo-Europeankob-good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kob- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hampą →Every word from Old Norse happ →