Where does “stjernehop” come from?

stjernehop (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hop, 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.

stjernehop (Norwegian Nynorsk): a star cluster

Definitions

  1. a star cluster

Ancestry of “stjernehop”, step by step

stjernehop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhopflock, heap, gathering
2Old Norsehóprheap; group
3Middle Low Germanhōp—
4Old Saxonhōp—
5Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
6Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
7Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Norwegian Nynorsk stjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstjernestar
2Old Norsestjarnastar
3Proto-Germanicsternǭstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →