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

Definitions

  1. a quilt

Ancestry of “vatteppe”, step by step

vatteppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål teppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålteppea carpet; a tapestry; a quilt
2Old Norsetapit—
3Middle Low Germantappet—
4Latintapētecloth (decorative, for use as carpet, wall hangings etc.)
5Latintapēsrug, carpet
6Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

via Norwegian Bokmål vatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvatt—
Every word from Ancient Greek τάπης →Every word from Latin tapēs →Every word from Latin tapēte →