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Where does “hanapier” come from?

hanapier (Old French) comes from Old French hanap, from Medieval Latin hanappus, from Frankish hnapp, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

Ancestry of “hanapier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhanaphanap
2Medieval Latinhanappuscup, goblet
3Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
4Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup

Words derived from “hanapier”

  • hamper
  • hamperer
  • hampereth
  • hamperless
  • hanaper
  • hanypere
  • hamper
  • ampar
  • amparán
Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappaz →