Where does “hōp” come from?

hōp (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

Ancestry of “hōp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
2Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
3Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

Words derived from “hōp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →
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