Where does “tappe” come from?

tappe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch tappo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tappe (Middle Dutch): closing pin, stopper

Definitions

  1. closing pin, stopper

Ancestry of “tappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtappo—
2Frankishtappō—
3Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tappe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →
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