Where does “tape” come from?

tape (French) comes from French taper, from Middle French taper, from Old French tapper, from Frankish tappōn, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

tape (French): a gentle touch; a pat; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. a gentle touch; a pat; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “tape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtaperto slap, knock, beat; to type; to hit, beat, rap
2Middle Frenchtaper—
3Old Frenchtapper—
4Frankishtappōn—
5Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Frankish tappōn →Every word from Old French tapper →