Where does “tapa” come from?

tapa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

tapa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to lose; Alternative form of teipa; definite...

Definitions

  1. to lose; Alternative form of teipa; definite...

Ancestry of “tapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetapato lose
2Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →