Proto-Indo-European

*kewb-

‘to bend, bow, arch, vault’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *kewb-.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *kewb-, most familiar first.

• hop ← hoppen ← hoppian ← *huppōn ← *huppōną
• hoop ← hōp ← *hōpą

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kewb-