Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōpą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow, arch, vault”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔː.pɑ̃/

Noun

*hōpą n

1. bow, curve, arch
2. ring, hoop

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hōpą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hōpą	*hōpō
vocative	*hōpą	*hōpō
accusative	*hōpą	*hōpō
genitive	*hōpas, *hōpis	*hōpǫ̂
dative	*hōpai	*hōpamaz
instrumental	*hōpō	*hōpamiz

Descendants

• Old English: hōp
  • Middle English: hoop
    • Scots: hupe, houp, huip
    • English: hoop
• Old Frisian: hōp
  • North Frisian: hop
  • Saterland Frisian: Houp
  • West Frisian: hoep
• Old Dutch: *hōp
  • Middle Dutch: hoop, hoep
    • Dutch: hoep
      • ⇒ Dutch: hoepel
        • → German Low German: Hopel (borrowed ?)
• Old Norse: hóp
  • Icelandic: hóp
  • Danish: hop
  • → Scots: hope