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:
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Definitions
- inflection of moppe:
## simple past
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Ancestry of “moppet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | moppe | to mop |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | mopp | a mop; imperative of moppe |
| 3 | English | MOP | GBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator |
| 4 | Middle English | mappe | — |
| 5 | Walloon | mappe | napkin |
| 6 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |