Hap
/hæp/noun
A chance event or occurrence.
Did you know?The word 'hap' is linked to the Old Norse word 'happ', meaning 'good fortune', showing how our language has long intertwined luck with fate.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰem-
“to take, to seize, related to events and occurrences.”
Old English
Old English
hæpp
“chance, fortune, luck.”
Middle English
Middle English
hap
“an occurrence or event, especially one that happens by chance.”
Modern English
English
hap
“a term used to denote luck or fortune, now mostly obsolete in common usage.”