Where does “hopfe” come from?

hopfe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hopfo, from Proto-Germanic huppô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keup — tuft, hair of the head.

hopfe (Middle High German): hops, "Humulus lupulus"

Definitions

  1. hops, "Humulus lupulus"

Ancestry of “hopfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhopfohop
2Proto-Germanichuppôhops
3Proto-Indo-European(s)keuptuft, hair of the head

Words derived from “hopfe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keup →Every word from Proto-Germanic huppô →Every word from Old High German hopfo →