Where does “unlooper” come from?

unlooper (English) comes from English unloop, from English loop, from Middle English loupe, from Old Norse hlaup, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

unlooper (English): A device used to break a smart card's microcontroller out of an infinite loop state that makes it otherwise unusable

Definitions

  1. A device used to break a smart card's microcontroller out of an infinite loop state that makes it otherwise unusable

Ancestry of “unlooper”, step by step

unlooper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unloop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunloopTo remove a loop from; to unfasten from a loop
2EnglishloopA length of thread, line or rope that is doubled...
3Middle Englishloupeopening in a wall; noose, loop
4Old Norsehlaupleap, jump; a run", "literally," "a leap
5Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
6Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupanąEvery word from Old Norse hlaupa
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