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Where does “teppe” come from?

teppe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse tapit, from Middle Low German tappet, from Latin tapēte, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

teppe (Norwegian Bokmål): a carpet; a tapestry; a quilt

Definitions

  1. a carpet; a tapestry; a quilt

Ancestry of “teppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetapit—
2Middle Low Germantappet—
3Latintapēte—
4Latintapēs—
5Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

Words derived from “teppe”

  • snøteppe
  • vatteppe
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