Where does “Flickenteppich” come from?

Flickenteppich (German) comes from German teppich, from Middle High German teppich, from Old High German teppih, from English tapped, from Latin tapicus, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

Flickenteppich (German): rag rug, patchwork rug; patchwork quilt

Definitions

  1. rag rug, patchwork rug; patchwork quilt

Ancestry of “Flickenteppich”, step by step

Flickenteppich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German teppich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteppichrug, carpet cloth covering for a floor
2Middle High Germanteppich
3Old High Germanteppih
4Englishtappedsimple past tense and past participle of tap;...
5Latintapicus
6Latintapēsrug, carpet
7Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

via German Flicken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlickenpatch
2Middle High Germanvlicken
3Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
4Old High Germanflec
5Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Ancient Greek τάπηςEvery word from Latin tapēsEvery word from Latin tapicus