Where does “nästäppa” come from?

nästäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish täppa, from Old Norse tapa, from Proto-Germanic tappōną — to tap.

nästäppa (Swedish): stuffy nose, nasal congestion

Definitions

  1. stuffy nose, nasal congestion

Ancestry of “nästäppa”, step by step

nästäppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish täppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
2Old Norsetapato lose
3Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

via Swedish näsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnäsanose of a human or other primate (or anthropomorphized being, especially if having a human-like nose, but sometimes more generally) (compare nos)
Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →Every word from Swedish täppa →