Where does “lappen” come from?
lappen (Middle English) comes from Old English lapian, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets.
lappen (Middle English): to wrap, fold
Ancestry of “lappen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | lapian | to lick, lap up, suck |
| 2 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 3 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 4 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 5 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | — |
Words derived from “lappen”