English

Propps

Propps may come from German Propst ‘provost’.

Germanc. 1650–presentPropst‘provost’uncertain
EnglishtodayPropps

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Germanc. 1650–presentPropst‘provost’uncertain
EnglishtodayPropps

The story

Probably an altered form of German Propst.

Linked words

through Latin praepositus ‘placed in front’

provost, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Propst / Propps

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