Where does “hobby” come from?

hobby (Portuguese) comes from English hobby, from English hobby-horse, from Middle English hoby, from Albanian hobe, from Middle Low German hōpen, from Old Saxon hopon, from Proto-West Germanic hopōn — to hope, to expect.

hobby (Portuguese): hobby an activity that one enjoys doing in one’s spare time

Definitions

  1. hobby an activity that one enjoys doing in one’s spare time

Ancestry of “hobby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhobbyAn activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare...
2Englishhobby-horseAlternative spelling of hobby horse
3Middle Englishhoby—
4Albanianhobecatapult, sling
5Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
6Old Saxonhopon—
7Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect
Every word from Proto-West Germanic hopōn →Every word from Old Saxon hopon →Every word from Middle Low German hōpen →