Where does “täppa” come from?

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

täppa (Swedish): to block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak

Definitions

  1. to block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak

Ancestry of “täppa”, step by step

täppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetapato lose
2Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap

via Old Norse teppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteppa—
2Proto-Germanic*tappijanąto plug, stop, block

Words derived from “täppa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tappōną →Every word from Old Norse tapa →