English
hopper
Hopper comes from Old English *hoppa ‘one who hops, hopper’, from hoppian ‘to hop’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *huppōną.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*huppōnąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*huppōnreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hoppian‘to hop’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150*hoppa‘one who hops, hopper’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*hoppereconstructed
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500hoppere
- Englishearliest quotation 1847hopper
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*huppōnąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*huppōnreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hoppian‘to hop’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150*hoppa‘one who hops, hopper’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*hoppereconstructed
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500hoppere
- Englishearliest quotation 1847hopper
Earliest quotation: 1847, editorial staff, Winnowing Machines: “...forming the bottom of the hopper, in combination with…”
Formed from hop + -er
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
Linked words
through Middle English *hoppe
Another origin of hopper
- Tamilmodernஆப்பம்āppam‘appam, hopper’
- Sinhalesemodernආප්පāppa
- Englishtodayhopper
Today it means
noun One who or that which hops.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *huppōną / hopper