Where does “loppe” come from?

loppe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic luppǭ, from Proto-Germanic luppijaną — to jump, dart.

loppe (Old English): spider; silkworm

Definitions

  1. spider; silkworm

Ancestry of “loppe”, step by step

loppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic luppǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicluppǭflea, sandflea”, originally “jumper; flea,...
2Proto-Germanicluppijanąto jump, dart

via Proto-Germanic lubbō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclubbō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēp-—

Words derived from “loppe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic luppijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic luppǭ →
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