English word hap comes from Proto-Indo-European *kob-, and later Proto-Germanic *hampą (Good luck, chance. Happiness.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kob- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *hampą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Good luck, chance. Happiness. |
| happ | Old Norse (non) | Good luck. |
| happe | Middle English (enm) | |
| hap | English (en) | (intransitive, literary) to happen; to befall; to chance.. (transitive, literary) To happen to. (archaic) That which happens; an occurrence or happening, especially an unexpected, random, chance, or fortuitous event; chance; fortune; luck. |