Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tappô

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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]

Pronunciation

Noun

*tappô m

  1. plug; tap

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension 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

References

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