English
Propp
Propp comes from Middle Low German propp ‘support (for vines), stopper plug’.
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600propp‘support (for vines), stopper plug’
- EnglishtodayPropp
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600propp‘support (for vines), stopper plug’
- EnglishtodayPropp
The story
North German surname, from Middle Low German propp (‘support (for vines), stopper plug’), of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from Latin propago (‘I extend, propagate’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- ‘to attach’
page, travel, pole, pale, compact, peel, peasant, pagan, pala, palisade, travail, propagate, pectin, impinge, pagination, impactor, 29 more
through Latin propago ‘I extend, propagate’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Low German propp / Propp