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Where does “superfloppy” come from?

superfloppy (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.

superfloppy (English): Any of various disks of approximately the size of...

Definitions

  1. Any of various disks of approximately the size of...

Ancestry of “superfloppy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ich—
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →