Proto-Germanic
*tappô
‘a plug, tap’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *tappô.
5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *tappô, most familiar first.
- tap ← tappe ← tæppa ← *tappō
- tampon ← tape ← *tappō
- tapas ← tapa ← tapa ← *𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰
- tampion ← tampioun ← tampon ← *tappō
- tappoon ← tampón ← tampon ← *tappō
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *tappô