Where does “taplash” come from?

taplash (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.

taplash (English): small beer of bad quality; the refuse or dregs of...

Definitions

  1. small beer of bad quality; the refuse or dregs of...

Ancestry of “taplash”, step by step

taplash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tap

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

via English lash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlashThe thong or braided cord of a whip, with which...
2Middle Frenchlachier
3Old Frenchlacierto lace
4Latinlaqueodative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of...
5Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
6Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Chichewa iye