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Where does “hanypere” come from?

hanypere (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 “hanypere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hanypere”

  • hamper
  • hamperer
  • hampereth
  • hamperless
  • hamper
  • ampar
  • amparán
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