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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Joppe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, J (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Joppe
Friedrich Kluge2507360An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, J — Joppe1891John Francis Davis

Joppe, f., ‘boddice,’ from MidHG. joppe (jope, juppe), f., ‘jacket’; borrowed, like Jacke, from Rom.; comp. Fr. jupe, jupon, ‘skirt,’ Ital. giuppa, giubba, ‘jacket, jerkin.’