Where does “nap” come from?

nap (Middle English) comes from Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.

nap (Middle English): A bowl for one's beverages; a chalice; A nap or...

Definitions

  1. A bowl for one's beverages; a chalice; A nap or...

Ancestry of “nap”, step by step

nap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English nappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnappenTo nap or doze; to have a short sleep; To be...
2Old Englishhnappianto doze, slumber, sleep
3Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—

via Old English hnæp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhnæpAlternative form of hnæpp; cup, bowl, goblet
2Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
3Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup

Words derived from “nap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old English hnappian →
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