Where does “lopt” come from?
lopt (English) comes from English lop, from Middle English loppe, from Old English loppe, from Proto-Germanic luppǭ, from Proto-Germanic luppijaną — to jump, dart.
lopt (English): simple past tense and past participle of lop
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of lop
Ancestry of “lopt”, step by step
lopt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lop | To cut off as the top or extreme part of... |
| 2 | Middle English | loppe | A spider or arachnid; A flea, fly, or other small... |
| 3 | Old English | loppe | spider; silkworm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | luppǭ | flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper; flea,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luppijaną | to jump, dart |
via English T
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | T | The ordinal number twentieth, derived from this... |