hopfo

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huppô (“hops”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keup (“tuft, hair of the head”), referring to the plant's appearance. See also Old Saxon hoppo, Middle English hoppe.

Noun

hopfo m

1. hop (the plant)

Declension

Declension of hopfo (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	hopfo	hopfon, hopfun
accusative	hopfon, hopfun	hopfon, hopfun
genitive	hopfen, hopfin	hopfōno
dative	hopfen, hopfin	hopfōm, hopfōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: hopfe
  • German: Hopfen

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hop”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.