Where does “hop” come from?
hop (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
hop (Norwegian Nynorsk): flock, heap, gathering
Ancestry of “hop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |