Re: An odd etymology, correction

From: tgpedersen
Message: 32598
Date: 2004-05-13

> PIE *op-
> Latin opinor "believes"
PGmc. *ho:p-/*hopp- "hope"
> No match outside Germanic; my Danish etymolgy book wants to
connect
> it *hopp- "hop" as in "jump for joy". Hm!
>
>
> Torsten