Where does “tåpig” come from?

tåpig (Swedish) comes from French daube, from Italian dobba, from Hungarian dob, from Proto-Ugric tᴕmpɜ- — to throw down, to strike.

tåpig (Swedish): stupid, simple, foolish

Definitions

  1. stupid, simple, foolish

Ancestry of “tåpig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdaubestew, casserole; daube; crap; crappiness;...
2Italiandobbamarinade
3Hungariandobto throw, to cast; to roll; to dump
4Proto-Ugrictᴕmpɜ-to throw down, to strike

Words derived from “tåpig

Every word from Proto-Ugric tᴕmpɜ-Every word from Hungarian dobEvery word from Italian dobba
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