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

Teppich traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German tepich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantepich—
2Germanteppichrug, carpet cloth covering for a floor
3Middle High Germanteppich—
4Old High Germanteppih—
5Englishtappedsimple past tense and past participle of tap;...
6Latintapicus—
7Latintapēsrug, carpet
8Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

via Middle High German tepech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantepech—

via Middle High German teppch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanteppch—
Every word from Ancient Greek τάπης →Every word from Latin tapēs →Every word from Latin tapicus →