Where does “nappen” come from?

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

nappen (Middle English): To nap or doze; to have a short sleep; To be...

Definitions

  1. To nap or doze; to have a short sleep; To be...

Ancestry of “nappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhnappianto doze, slumber, sleep
2Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—

Words derived from “nappen”

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