Where does “lopping” come from?

lopping (English) comes from English lop, from Middle English loppe, from Old English loppe, from Proto-Germanic luppǭ, from Proto-Germanic luppijaną — to jump, dart.

lopping (English): present participle of lop; The cutting off of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of lop; The cutting off of...

Ancestry of “lopping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlopTo cut off as the top or extreme part of...
2Middle EnglishloppeA spider or arachnid; A flea, fly, or other small...
3Old Englishloppespider; silkworm
4Proto-Germanicluppǭflea, sandflea”, originally “jumper; flea,...
5Proto-Germanicluppijanąto jump, dart
Every word from Proto-Germanic luppijaną