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Where does “Glomskopp” come from?

Glomskopp (German Low German) comes from German Low German Gloms, from Kashubian glomza — quark cheese, cottage cheese.

Glomskopp (German Low German): foolish person, idiot

Definitions

  1. foolish person, idiot

Ancestry of “Glomskopp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low GermanGlomsquark
2Kashubianglomzaquark cheese, cottage cheese
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