Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tapped

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *tappetum (compare Italian tappeto), from and reenforced by Latin tapētum, genitive plural of tapēs (rug, tapestry).

Noun

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*tapped m

  1. carpet, tapestry

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *tapped
Genitive *tappedas
Singular Plural
Nominative *tapped *tappedō, *tappedōs
Accusative *tapped *tappedā
Genitive *tappedas *tappedō
Dative *tappedē *tappedum
Instrumental *tappedu *tappedum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *tapēd

Descendants

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