Where does “Zap” come from?

Zap (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German zapfe, from Old High German zapho, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Zap (Luxembourgish): peg, pin, spigot; plug, bung; pivot

Definitions

  1. peg, pin, spigot; plug, bung; pivot

Ancestry of “Zap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzapfe—
2Old High Germanzapho—
3Frankishtappō—
4Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →
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