Where does “tape” come from?

tape (Old French) comes from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tape (Old French): plug, bung, tap

Definitions

  1. plug, bung, tap

Ancestry of “tape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishtappō—
2Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tape”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →