Where does “dupe” come from?
Dupe comes from French duper, derived from Middle French duppe, a word of unknown ultimate origin.
dupe (English): A person who has been deceived; To swindle,...
Definitions
- A person who has been deceived; To swindle,...
Ancestry of “dupe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | duper | to trick, fool, dupe |
| 2 | Middle French | duppe | — |
| 3 | French | huppé | crested; upper-crust, posh |
| 4 | Latin | upupa | hoopoe |
| 5 | Old Saxon | uppa | above |
| 6 | Old Norse | á | river; Alternative form of ær; on |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾ | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “dupe”