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Where does “lappie” come from?

lappie (English) comes from Afrikaans lappie, from Dutch lappie, from Dutch lapje.

lappie (English): loincloth; dishtowel; face cloth; flannel

Definitions

  1. loincloth; dishtowel; face cloth; flannel

Ancestry of “lappie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaanslappieDiminutive of lap
2Dutchlappie—
3Dutchlapje
Every word from Dutch lapje →