Etymology

hopper

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Today it means: One who or that which hops. Full definition →

Middle English hoppere ← Old English *hoppa ← Proto-West Germanic *huppōn
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hopper · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic*huppōną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*huppōn
  3. Old Englishhoppian
  4. Old English*hoppa
  5. Middle English*hoppe
  6. Middle Englishhoppere
  7. English todayhopper

From Middle English hoppere, alteration of *hoppe (found in grashoppe (“grasshopper”)), from Old English *hoppa (“one who hops, hopper”), equivalent to hop + -er. Cognate with Dutch hopper (“hopper”), Swedish hoppare (“hopper, jumper”), Icelandic hoppari (“hopper”).

hopper · noun2

  1. Tamil · derived fromஆப்பம்
  2. Sinhalese · borrowed fromආප්ප
  3. English todayhopper

From Sinhalese ආප්ප (āppa), from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam). Doublet of appam.

Hopper · proper noun3

* As an English and Scottish surname, from the verb hop; identical to hopper. * As a German surname, from hoppen (“to stumble, limp”), related to above. * As a Dutch surname, from hop (“Humulus lupulus”).

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