Where does “gresshoppe” come from?
gresshoppe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hoppe, from Old Norse hoppa, from Proto-Germanic huppōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
gresshoppe (Norwegian Bokmål): a grasshopper
Ancestry of “gresshoppe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hoppe | a mare; to jump |
| 2 | Old Norse | hoppa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |