Where does “hēope” come from?

hēope (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic heupǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

hēope (Old English): hip the fruit of a rose

Definitions

  1. hip the fruit of a rose

Ancestry of “hēope”, step by step

hēope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic heupǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicheupǭthornbush
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Old Norse þveit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþveita clearing
2Proto-Germanicþwaitą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantweys-to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

Words derived from “hēope”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →