Where does “Teppichknüpfen” come from?

Teppichknüpfen (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.

Teppichknüpfen (German): carpet weaving

Definitions

  1. carpet weaving

Ancestry of “Teppichknüpfen”, step by step

Teppichknüpfen 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 knüpfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanknüpfento tie
2Old High Germanknupfen—
Every word from Ancient Greek τάπης →