Where does “tap” come from?

tap (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tapa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

tap (Icelandic): loss, damage

Definitions

  1. loss, damage

Ancestry of “tap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictapato lose
2Old Norsetapato lose
3Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

Words derived from “tap”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Icelandic tapa →