Where does “tampon” come from?

tampon (Middle French) comes from Middle French tapon, from Old French tape, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

Ancestry of “tampon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtapon—
2Old Frenchtapeplug, bung, tap
3Frankishtappō—
4Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tampon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →