Where does “tjap” come from?
tjap (Dutch) comes from Sranan Tongo tyapu, from English chop, from Ukrainian Чо́п, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō — to share, divide.
tjap (Dutch): a hoe
Definitions
- a hoe
Ancestry of “tjap”, step by step
tjap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sranan Tongo tyapu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | tyapu | — |
| 2 | English | chop | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a... |
| 3 | Ukrainian | Чо́п | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 5 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 8 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Malay cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | cap | seal; stamp |