Where does “teppa” come from?

teppa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse teppa, from Proto-Germanic *tappijaną — to plug, stop, block.

teppa (Icelandic): block, blockage; to block

Definitions

  1. block, blockage; to block

Ancestry of “teppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteppa—
2Proto-Germanic*tappijanąto plug, stop, block
Every word from Proto-Germanic *tappijaną →Every word from Old Norse teppa →