Where does “nap” come from?

nap (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nap, from Old Dutch nap, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

nap (Dutch): drinking cup

Definitions

  1. drinking cup

Ancestry of “nap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnap—
2Old Dutchnap—
3Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup

Words derived from “nap”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappaz →Every word from Old Dutch nap →Every word from Middle Dutch nap →