Where does “höjdhopp” come from?

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

höjdhopp (Swedish): high jump

Definitions

  1. high jump

Ancestry of “höjdhopp”, step by step

höjdhopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hopp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhopphope; hope; person or thing who acts as a source...
2Swedishhoppato jump, to skip
3Old Swedishhoppato jump
4Old Norsehoppa—
5Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Swedish höjd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöjdraised, increased; a height, an altitude, an...
2Old Norsehæðheight
3Proto-Germanichauhiþōheight
4Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →