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Where does “längdhoppare” come from?

längdhoppare (Swedish) comes from Swedish längdhopp, 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- — cattle.

längdhoppare (Swedish): a long jumper; one who practices long jump

Definitions

  1. a long jumper; one who practices long jump

Ancestry of “längdhoppare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlängdhopplong jump
2Swedishhopphope; hope; person or thing who acts as a source...
3Swedishhoppato jump, to skip
4Old Swedishhoppato jump
5Old Norsehoppa—
6Proto-Germanichuppōnąto move up and down; hop
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewb-briar, thorn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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