Where does “duper” come from?

duper (French) comes from Middle French duppe, from French huppé, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

duper (French): to trick, fool, dupe

Definitions

  1. to trick, fool, dupe

Ancestry of “duper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchduppe—
2Frenchhuppécrested; upper-crust, posh
3Latinupupahoopoe
4Old Saxonuppaabove
5Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
6Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “duper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →