Where does “daper” come from?

daper (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch dapper, from Old Dutch dappar, from Proto-Germanic dapraz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb- — thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick.

daper (Middle English): pretty, neat

Definitions

  1. pretty, neat

Ancestry of “daper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdapperstalwart, nimble
2Old Dutchdappar—
3Proto-Germanicdaprazstout; solid; heavy; bold
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeb-thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick

Words derived from “daper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dapraz →Every word from Old Dutch dappar →