Where does “pap-” come from?

pap- (Danish) comes from Danish pap, from German Pappe, from Middle High German pappe, from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.

pap- (Danish): step-

Definitions

  1. step-

Ancestry of “pap-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpapcardboard
2GermanPappepaperboard, cardboard; a piece of paper laced...
3Middle High Germanpappepap, mash; pap, flour mash; porridge, mush
4Latinpappasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5LatinpappoI eat, eat pap

Words derived from “pap-”

Every word from Latin pappo →Every word from Latin pappa →Every word from Middle High German pappe →