Where does “hamper” come from?

hamper (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman hanaper, from Old French hanapier, from Old French hanap, from Medieval Latin hanappus, from Frankish hnapp, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

Ancestry of “hamper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanhanaper—
2Old Frenchhanapier—
3Old Frenchhanaphanap goblet
4Medieval Latinhanappuscup, goblet
5Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
6Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup

Words derived from “hamper”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappaz →Every word from Frankish hnapp →Every word from Medieval Latin hanappus →