Where does “domænetab” come from?
domænetab (Danish) comes from Danish tab, from Danish tabe, from Norwegian Bokmål tåpe, from English tape, from Middle English tape, from Old English tæppa, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.
domænetab (Danish): the phenomenon that a language ceases to be...
Definitions
- the phenomenon that a language ceases to be...
Ancestry of “domænetab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | tab | loss; casualty; imperative of tabe |
| 2 | Danish | tabe | to lose |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | tåpe | a fool, ninny, simpleton |
| 4 | English | tape | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface... |
| 5 | Middle English | tape | Alternative form of tappe; band, ribbon, tape |
| 6 | Old English | tæppa | tap, spigot; band, ribbon, tape |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |