Where does “raup” come from?

raup (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German rūpe, from Middle Low German rūpe, from Proto-Germanic rūpō.

raup (Luxembourgish): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “raup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrūpe—
2Middle Low Germanrūpe—
3Proto-Germanicrūpō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūpō →Every word from Middle Low German rūpe →Every word from Middle High German rūpe →
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