Etymograph

English

hop on

From hop + on.

A compound of hop + on

Proto-Indo-European *kewb- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *huppōną ‘to hop’

Proto-West Germanic *huppōn

Old English hoppian ‘to hop’

Middle English hoppen

English hop

Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- ‘on’

Proto-Germanic *an ‘on’

Proto-West Germanic *ana

Old English on ‘on’

Middle English on ‘on’

English on

Today it means

verb To join a phone call or video call.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hop on