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
Ancestry of “stjernehop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | hop | flock, heap, gathering |
| 2 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 3 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |