Where does “pap” come from?

Pap comes from Middle English pappe, of unknown origin.

pap (English): Food in the form of a soft paste, often a...

Definitions

  1. Food in the form of a soft paste, often a...

Ancestry of “pap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpappe
Every word from Middle English pappe
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