Where does “Napp” come from?

Napp (Luxembourgish) comes from Swedish nappa, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.

Napp (Luxembourgish): tablecloth

Definitions

  1. tablecloth

Ancestry of “Napp”, step by step

Napp traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish nappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnappato bite, to take; to take, grab, pinch
2Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
3Old Norsehnappa—
4Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—

via Old Swedish napper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishnapper—
2Old Norsehnapprbutton; bowl; trough; tray
3Proto-Germanicknappôknob, lump; button
4Proto-Indo-Europeangnebʰ-to press, tighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

via Old French nappe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnappea cloth
2Medieval Latinnappanapkin
3Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map

Words derived from “Napp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old Norse hnappa →