Where does “tampion” come from?

tampion (English) comes from Middle French tampon, from Middle French tapon, from Old French tape, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tampion (English): A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover for the...

Definitions

  1. A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover for the...

Ancestry of “tampion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtampon—
2Middle Frenchtapon—
3Old Frenchtapeplug, bung, tap
4Frankishtappō—
5Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tampion”

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