hop

hop · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kewb-“to bend, bow”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*huppōną“to hop”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*huppōn
4. Old English · inherited fromhoppian“to hop, spring, leap, dance”
5. Middle English · inherited fromhoppen
6. English todayhop

From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch hoppen (“to hop”), German hopfen, hoppen (“to hop”), Danish hoppe (“to hop, leap, jump”), Swedish hoppa (“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandic hoppa (“to hop, skip”).

hop · noun, verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)keup“tuft, hair of the head”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*huppô
3. Old Dutch · derived from*hoppo
4. Middle Dutch · derived fromhoppe
5. Middle English · inherited fromhoppe
6. English todayhop

From Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old Dutch *hoppo, from Proto-Germanic *huppô, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keup (“tuft, hair of the head”), referring to the plant's appearance. Cognate with German Hopfen and French houblon.

Hop · proper noun³

1. Dutch · borrowed fromHop
2. English todayHop

Borrowed from Dutch Hop.

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