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