Where does “teppet” come from?

teppet (Middle Low German) comes from Latin tapete, from Latin tapes, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

Ancestry of “teppet”, step by step

teppet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tapete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintapetecloth
2Latintapesrug, carpet; tapestry, hanging
3Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

via Latin tapetum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintapetumgenitive plural of tapēs; tapestry
Every word from Ancient Greek τάπης →Every word from Latin tapes →Every word from Latin tapete →