Where does “moppe” come from?
moppe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mopp, from English MOP, from Middle English mappe, from Walloon mappe, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.
moppe (Norwegian Bokmål): to mop
Ancestry of “moppe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | mopp | a mop; imperative of moppe |
| 2 | English | MOP | GBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator |
| 3 | Middle English | mappe | — |
| 4 | Walloon | mappe | napkin |
| 5 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |
Words derived from “moppe”