Where does “hoppa på” come from?
hoppa på (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 på (Swedish): to jump on (suddenly attack, physically (sometimes with a leap or the like), or figuratively of sudden, fierce criticism and the like (usually in a disapproving sense))
Definitions
- to jump on (suddenly attack, physically (sometimes with a leap or the like), or figuratively of sudden, fierce criticism and the like (usually in a disapproving sense))
Ancestry of “hoppa på”, step by step
hoppa på 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 på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |