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

Definitions

  1. a grasshopper

Ancestry of “gresshoppe”, step by step

gresshoppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hoppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhoppea mare; to jump
2Old Norsehoppa—
3Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Norwegian Bokmål gress

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgressgrass
2Danishgræsgrass
3Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
4Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →