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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tappijaną

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

From *tappô (plug, tap) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtap.pi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*tappijaną[1]

  1. to plug, to stop, to block

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tappijan
    • Old Saxon: *teppian
    • Old High German: *zepfen
      • Middle High German: zepfen
  • Old Norse: teppa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*tappjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 402
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