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Where does “hiupon” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hiupon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjúpa—
2Proto-Germanicheupǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “hiupon”

  • nypon
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