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Stage 1 of 3
(trampcykel med) mo(tor och) ped(aler)
Swedish · 1952
"a pedal cycle fitted with an engine"
coined by Swedish journalist Harald Nielsen as a blend meaning 'pedal cycle with motor and pedals'
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Stage 2 of 3
Moped
German · 1950s
"a light motorized pedal bicycle"
the Swedish coinage passed into German usage as manufacturing and trade spread the term
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Stage 3 of 3
moped
English · 1956 onward
"a light motorized bicycle with pedals"
borrowed into English for the same lightweight motorbike
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