Where does “hodestups” come from?
hodestups (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hode, from Danish hoved, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
hodestups (Norwegian Bokmål): headlong, head over heels
Definitions
- headlong, head over heels
Ancestry of “hodestups”, step by step
hodestups traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hode | head |
| 2 | Danish | hoved | head; mind; person |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 4 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |