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Where does “nap” come from?
nap (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch nap, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.
Ancestry of “nap”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Dutch
nap
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2
Proto-Germanic
hnappaz
bowl; cup
Words derived from “nap”
nap
zuignap
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