Where does “vamper” come from?

vamper (French) comes from French vamp, from English vamp, from English vampire, from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

vamper (French): to vamp

Definitions

  1. to vamp

Ancestry of “vamper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvampvamp; femme fatale
2EnglishvampThe top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole...
3EnglishvampireA mythological undead creature said to feed on...
4Frenchvampirevampire
5GermanVampirvampire
6Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
7Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →