Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tappô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Of unclear origin; possibly related to Sanskrit दिप् (dip, “to push, strike (variant form of तिप् (tip, “to sprinkle”)”), Ancient Greek δέφω (déphō, “to soften, knead”).[1]

However, compare Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑp.pɔːː/

Noun

*tappô m[1]

  1. plug; tap

Inflection

Declension of *tappô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tappô *tappaniz
vocative *tappô *tappaniz
accusative *tappanų *tappanunz
genitive *tappiniz *tappanǫ̂
dative *tappini *tappammaz
instrumental *tappinē *tappammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tappō
  • Old Norse: tappi
  • Gothic: *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰 (*tappa)
  • Suevic: (?)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*tappōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 402
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