Where does “moppet” come from?

moppet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål moppe, from Norwegian Bokmål mopp, from English MOP, from Middle English mappe, from Walloon mappe, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

moppet (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of moppe: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of moppe: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “moppet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmoppeto mop
2Norwegian Bokmålmoppa mop; imperative of moppe
3EnglishMOPGBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator
4Middle Englishmappe—
5Walloonmappenapkin
6Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Walloon mappe →Every word from Middle English mappe →