Häip
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
The underlying meaning is roughly “wattle, sheaf or heap of straw etc.” (compare Luxemburger Wörterbuch and lemma Häupe in Rheinisches Wörterbuch). Probably with irregular lengthening from a Proto-West Germanic *hupp-, whence also East Flemish hoppe (“tussock”), French houppe (“tuft”); further perhaps related with Proto-Germanic *haupaz (“heap”). In some senses the word also blends with Käip, which is cognate with German Kiepe (“wicker basket”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Häip f (plural Häipen)
- hut (small house)