Where does “tapfer” come from?

tapfer (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tapfar, from Proto-Germanic dapraz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb- — thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick.

Ancestry of “tapfer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantapfarheavy; important
2Proto-Germanicdaprazstout; solid; heavy; bold
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeb-thick, fat, heavy; fat, heavy, thick

Words derived from “tapfer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dapraz →Every word from Old High German tapfar →