Where does “neppen” come from?

neppen (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

neppen (Dutch): to fool, to deceive, to cheat

Definitions

  1. to fool, to deceive, to cheat

Ancestry of “neppen”, step by step

neppen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch nep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnepimitation, fake; fake, not real; artificial, not...
2GermanNepprip-off; fake, rip-off
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →