Where does “hopp” come from?

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

hopp (Old Norse): jump

Definitions

  1. jump

Ancestry of “hopp”, step by step

hopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic huppōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Middle Low German hōpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
2Old Saxonhopon—
3Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect

Words derived from “hopp”

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