Where does “nappe” come from?

nappe (Middle English) comes from Old English hnæpp, from Frankish hnapp, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

nappe (Middle English): Alternative form of nap; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nap; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “nappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhnæppcup; bowl
2Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
3Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup

Words derived from “nappe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappaz →Every word from Frankish hnapp →Every word from Old English hnæpp →