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Where does “tappo” come from?

tappo (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Ancestry of “tappo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tappo”

  • tapir
  • tapiroid
  • tapirs
  • tapir
  • tapiro
  • tapit
  • tapissons
  • tapissez
  • tapissent
  • tapissait
  • tapissions
  • tapissaient
  • tapir
  • Tapir
  • tapir
  • tapir
  • tapir
  • tapir
  • tappijan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →