Where does “tap” come from?
tap (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tapa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną.
tap (Icelandic): loss, damage
Ancestry of “tap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | tapa | to lose |
| 2 | Old Norse | tapa | to lose |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tappōną | — |