Where does “hoppspindel” come from?

hoppspindel (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.

hoppspindel (Swedish): jumping spider

Definitions

  1. jumping spider

Ancestry of “hoppspindel”, step by step

hoppspindel 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 Swedish spindel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspindela spider; a spindle, the rotating part of a...
2Old Swedishspinnil—
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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