Where does “nappatag” come from?
nappatag (Swedish) comes from Swedish tåg, from Middle High German tag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
nappatag (Swedish): skirmish
Definitions
- skirmish
Ancestry of “nappatag”, step by step
nappatag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tåg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tåg | a railroad train; a train, a march, a military... |
| 2 | Middle High German | tag | day; age, lifetime; convention, congress |
| 3 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Swedish nappa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nappa | to bite, to take; to take, grab, pinch |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nappa | to pinch, pluck |
| 3 | Old Norse | hnappa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hnappōną | to pick, pluck, tear off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | knobʰnéh₂- | — |