Where does “tapissait” come from?

tapissait (French) comes from French tapir, from Middle French tapir, from Old French tapir, from Frankish tappijan, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tapissait (French): third-person singular imperfect indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of...

Ancestry of “tapissait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtapirto hide; tapir
2Middle Frenchtapir—
3Old Frenchtapir—
4Frankishtappijanto close, shut in, lock up
5Frankishtappō—
6Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →