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Where does “taphouse” come from?

taphouse (English) comes from English tap, from Middle English tappe, from Middle English tappen, from Old English tæppian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.

taphouse (English): A tavern

Definitions

  1. A tavern

Ancestry of “taphouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtapA tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop...
2Middle EnglishtappeA spigot or plug for a hole or spout; A hole or...
3Middle EnglishtappenTo let fluids flow from a spout; To retail beer;...
4Old Englishtæppianto tap
5Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
6Old English-ōjan—
7Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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