Where does “noppa” come from?

noppa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse *hnoppa, from Proto-Germanic hnuppô, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

Ancestry of “noppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse*hnoppa—
2Proto-Germanichnuppôa tuft or flock of wool; a knot in a cloth or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “noppa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuppô →