Where does “taper” come from?
taper (Old French) comes from Frankish tappōn, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.
taper (Old French): to tap
Definitions
- to tap
Ancestry of “taper”, step by step
taper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Frankish dabbōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | dabbōn | to strike |