Where does “nappa” come from?

nappa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.

nappa (Old Swedish): to pinch, pluck

Definitions

  1. to pinch, pluck

Ancestry of “nappa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehnappa—
2Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—

Words derived from “nappa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old Norse hnappa →