Where does “hoppa” come from?

hoppa (Swedish) comes 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.

hoppa (Swedish): to jump, to skip

Definitions

  1. to jump, to skip

Ancestry of “hoppa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hoppa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewb- →
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