Where does “daper” come from?

daper (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic dapraz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb- — thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick.

daper (Luxembourgish): brave, courageous; bravely, courageously

Definitions

  1. brave, courageous; bravely, courageously

Ancestry of “daper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaprazstout; solid; heavy; bold
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeb-thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dapraz →