Where does “høydehopp” come from?
høydehopp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høyde, from Danish højde, from Old Danish høgdh, from Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic hauhiþō, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
høydehopp (Norwegian Bokmål): high jump
Definitions
- high jump
Ancestry of “høydehopp”, step by step
høydehopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål høyde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | høyde | height; high jump |
| 2 | Danish | højde | height; altitude |
| 3 | Old Danish | høgdh | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | hæð | height |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hauhiþō | height |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hauhaz | high |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
via Norwegian Bokmål hopp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hopp | a jump; imperative of hoppe |
| 2 | Old Norse | hopp | jump |
| 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 |