Where does “rups” come from?

rups (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rupse, from Middle Dutch rupsene, from Proto-Germanic rūpō.

rups (Dutch): A caterpillar, the larve of a butterfly

Definitions

  1. A caterpillar, the larve of a butterfly

Ancestry of “rups”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrupse—
2Middle Dutchrupsene—
3Proto-Germanicrūpō—

Words derived from “rups”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rūpō →