Where does “hopplös” come from?
hopplös (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.
hopplös (Swedish): hopeless
Definitions
- hopeless
Ancestry of “hopplös”, step by step
hopplös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hopp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hopp | hope; hope; person or thing who acts as a source... |
| 2 | Swedish | hoppa | to jump, to skip |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hoppa | to jump |
| 4 | Old Norse | hoppa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |