Where does “jumpoff” come from?
jumpoff (English) comes from English off, from Middle English of, from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
jumpoff (English): A sexual partner who is more than a one-night...
Definitions
- A sexual partner who is more than a one-night...
Ancestry of “jumpoff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | off | In a direction away from the speaker or object;... |
| 2 | Middle English | of | of; off; until |
| 3 | Old English | of | of, from, off, out of |
| 4 | Old English | æf | of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |