Where does “atorloppe” come from?

atorloppe (Old English) comes from Old English ātor, from Proto-Germanic *aitr, from Proto-Germanic aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- — abscess; tumor, abscess.

atorloppe (Old English): a spider or spiderweb

Definitions

  1. a spider or spiderweb

Ancestry of “atorloppe”, step by step

atorloppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ātor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishātorpoison
2Proto-Germanic*aitr—
3Proto-Germanicaitrąpoison; pus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyd-abscess; tumor, abscess

via Old English loppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishloppespider; silkworm
2Proto-Germanicluppǭflea, sandflea”, originally “jumper; flea,...
3Proto-Germanicluppijanąto jump, dart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aitrą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *aitr →