Where does “Vamp” come from?

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

Vamp (German): vamp flirtatious, seductive woman

Definitions

  1. vamp flirtatious, seductive woman

Ancestry of “Vamp”, step by step

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