Where does “duperie” come from?

duperie (French) comes from French duper, 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 — on, onto.

duperie (French): hoax; con; windup

Definitions

  1. hoax; con; windup

Ancestry of “duperie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchduperto trick, fool, dupe
2Middle Frenchduppe—
3Frenchhuppécrested; upper-crust, posh
4Latinupupahoopoe
5Old Saxonuppaabove
6Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
7Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →