Where does “puppe” come from?
puppe (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch puppe, from Old French poupe, from Italian poppa, from Latin puppa, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
puppe (West Flemish): doll
Ancestry of “puppe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | puppe | — |
| 2 | Old French | poupe | — |
| 3 | Italian | poppa | breast, boob; stern; third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | puppa | stern |
| 5 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 6 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |