Where does “tap” come from?
tap (Danish) comes from Old Danish tapp, from Old Norse tappi, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
tap (Danish): protruding component of a device; cone cell;...
Definitions
- protruding component of a device; cone cell;...
Ancestry of “tap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | tapp | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | tappi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |