Where does “hoppa över” come from?
hoppa över (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.
hoppa över (Swedish): to jump over (something)
Definitions
- to jump over (something)
Ancestry of “hoppa över”, step by step
hoppa över traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hoppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hoppa | to jump, to skip |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hoppa | to jump |
| 3 | Old Norse | hoppa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |
via Swedish över
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | över | above; more than; over the goal; above |
| 2 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |