Where does “propper” come from?
propper (Luxembourgish) comes from French propre, from Old French propre, from Latin prōprius.
propper (Luxembourgish): clean
Ancestry of “propper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | propre | clean; house-trained; own |
| 2 | Old French | propre | own; proper, appropriate, correct; special |
| 3 | Latin | prōprius | — |