prop 词源(Etymology) - 趣词词源[英文版]

prop (v.)[prop 词源字典]: "to support," mid-15c., probably from prop (n.1) or a related verb in Dutch. Related: Propped; propping. [prop etymology, prop origin, 英语词源]
prop (n.1): "support," mid-15c., from Middle Dutch proppe "vine prop, support," of unknown origin. Probably related to Old High German pfropfo, German pfropfen "to prop," perhaps from Latin propago "a set, layer of a plant" (see propagation). Irish propa, Gaelic prop are from English.
prop (n.2): "object used in a play," 1898, from props (1841), shortened form of properties (which was in theatrical use from early 15c.). Props as slang shortening for proper respects (or something similar) appeared c. 1999.
prop (n.3): short for propeller, 1914.