Where does “hoop” come from?

hoop (Middle English) comes from Old English hōp, from Proto-Germanic hōpą, from Proto-Indo-European kāb- — to bend.

Ancestry of “hoop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōpvalley; mound, raised land; in combination,...
2Proto-Germanichōpąbow, curve, arch; ring, hoop
3Proto-Indo-Europeankāb-to bend

Words derived from “hoop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kāb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōpą →Every word from Old English hōp →