Where does “taptoe” come from?

taptoe (Dutch) comes from Dutch tap, from Middle Dutch tappe, from Old Dutch tappo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

taptoe (Dutch): tattoo, military-style music parade; sign given...

Definitions

  1. tattoo, military-style music parade; sign given...

Ancestry of “taptoe”, step by step

taptoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtaptap
2Middle Dutchtappeclosing pin, stopper
3Old Dutchtappo—
4Frankishtappō—
5Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Dutch toe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoeadverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,...
2Middle Dutchtoeto, towards; up to; until
3Old Dutchtuo—
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “taptoe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →