Where does “vatteppe” come from?
vatteppe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål teppe, from Old Norse tapit, from Middle Low German tappet, from Latin tapēte, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.
vatteppe (Norwegian Bokmål): a quilt
Ancestry of “vatteppe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | teppe | a carpet; a tapestry; a quilt |
| 2 | Old Norse | tapit | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | tappet | — |
| 4 | Latin | tapēte | — |
| 5 | Latin | tapēs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τάπης | carpet, rug, mat |