Where does “huppe” come from?

huppe (Middle French) comes 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 “huppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinupupahoopoe
2Old Saxonuppaabove
3Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
4Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →