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Where does “overlop” come from?

overlop (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German overlop — which leaps overhead.

overlop (Middle English): deck of a single-decker

Definitions

  1. deck of a single-decker

Ancestry of “overlop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanoverlopwhich leaps overhead

Words derived from “overlop”

  • orlop
Every word from Middle Low German overlop →