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Where does “hjúpa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hjúpa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hjúpa”

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