Where does “hēap” come from?

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

hēap (Old English): group

Definitions

  1. group

Ancestry of “hēap”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hēap”

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