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Where does “Teppich” come from?

Teppich (German) comes from Middle High German tepich, 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.

Teppich (German): rug, carpet; tapestry; slick

Definitions

  1. rug, carpet; tapestry; slick

Ancestry of “Teppich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantepich—
2Germanteppich—
3Middle High Germanteppich—
4Old High Germanteppih—
5Englishtappedsimple past tense and past participle of tap;...
6Latintapicus—
7Latintapēs—
8Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

Words derived from “Teppich”

  • Teppichflieger
  • Teppichfarbe
  • Teppichboden
  • Wandteppich
  • fliegender Teppich
  • Bildteppich
  • Teppichmesser
  • Flickenteppich
  • Gebetsteppich
  • Perserteppich
  • tepih
  • тепих
  • тепих
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