Etymology

fierljeppen

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Today it means: A form of pole vaulting where the objective is to jump across a ditch as far as possible, rather than overcome a height. Full definition →

Dutch fierljeppen ← West Frisian fierljeppe
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The story

  1. West Frisian · derived fromfierljeppe
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromfierljeppen
  3. English todayfierljeppen

Borrowed from Dutch fierljeppen, from West Frisian fierljeppe.

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