Where does “Rüeppe” come from?

Rüeppe (Alemannic German) comes from Finnish ruoppa, from Swedish rapa, from Old Swedish rapa.

Rüeppe (Alemannic German): The end of a tail

Definitions

  1. The end of a tail

Ancestry of “Rüeppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruoppamud, mire, sediment
2Swedishrapato burp; to belch
3Old Swedishrapa—
Every word from Old Swedish rapa →Every word from Swedish rapa →Every word from Finnish ruoppa →