Where does “hoggestabbe” come from?
hoggestabbe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle English stabbe, from Middle English stob, from Old Norse stobbi.
hoggestabbe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a chopping stump
Definitions
- a chopping stump
Ancestry of “hoggestabbe”, step by step
hoggestabbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English stabbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | stabbe | a stab |
| 2 | Middle English | stob | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stobbi | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk hogge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hogge | Alternative form of hogga; to hew |