Where does “loppe” come from?

loppe (Danish) comes from Proto-Germanic luppǭ, from Proto-Germanic luppijaną — to jump, dart.

loppe (Danish): A flea; To remove fleas from the body

Definitions

  1. A flea; To remove fleas from the body

Ancestry of “loppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicluppǭflea, sandflea”, originally “jumper; flea,...
2Proto-Germanicluppijanąto jump, dart

Words derived from “loppe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic luppijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic luppǭ →
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