Where does “hopp” come from?

hopp (Swedish) comes 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.

hopp (Swedish): hope; hope; person or thing who acts as a source...

Definitions

  1. hope; hope; person or thing who acts as a source...

Ancestry of “hopp”, step by step

hopp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhoppato jump, to skip
2Old Swedishhoppato jump
3Old Norsehoppa—
4Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Old Norse hopp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehoppjump
2Middle Low Germanhōpento hope
3Old Saxonhopon—
4Proto-West Germanichopōnto hope, to expect

Words derived from “hopp”

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