Where does “hapja” come from?

hapja (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic hapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.

Ancestry of “hapja”, step by step

hapja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hapjō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichapjō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankop-to dig; to strike, to beat

via Proto-Germanic habjō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabjōknife
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kop- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hapjō →
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