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Where does “hoppe” come from?

hoppe (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “hoppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhoppehops; hopped beer
2Old Frenchhuppe—
3Latinupupahoopoe
4Old Saxonuppaabove
5Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
6Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “hoppe”

  • hopping
  • hopper
  • bellhop
  • clodhopper
  • planthopper
  • treehopper
  • froghopper
  • rockhopper
  • sandhopper
  • bunnyhopping
  • hedgehopper
  • hoppingly
  • groundhopping
  • tablehopper
  • freighthopping
  • freighthopper
  • groundhopper
  • bellhopper
  • job-hopper
  • landhopper
  • barhopper
  • hoppere
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