Where does “òb” come from?

òb (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

òb (Scottish Gaelic): bay, cove

Definitions

  1. bay, cove

Ancestry of “òb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehóprheap; group
2Middle Low Germanhōp—
3Old Saxonhōp—
4Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
5Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
6Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →