Where does “tapitus” come from?

tapitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tapittaa, from Finnish tappi, from Swedish tapp, from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

tapitus (Finnish): pegging fastening with pegs

Definitions

  1. pegging fastening with pegs

Ancestry of “tapitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapittaato peg; to stare, ogle
2Finnishtappipeg; tap, spigot; plug
3Swedishtappcone cell
4Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
5Old Norsetapato lose
6Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →