Where does “næp” come from?

næp (Old English) comes from Old Norse næpa, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

næp (Old English): turnip

Definitions

  1. turnip

Ancestry of “næp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenæpa—
2Old Englishnǣpturnip, rape
3Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
4Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
5Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →