English
Yapp
Yapp comes from Middle English yap ‘deceitful, shrewd’, from Old English gēap ‘crooked, bent’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gaupaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gaupazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gaupreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gēap‘crooked, bent’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500yap‘deceitful, shrewd’
- EnglishtodayYapp
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*gaupazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gaupreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gēap‘crooked, bent’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500yap‘deceitful, shrewd’
- EnglishtodayYapp
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *gaupaz
Today it means
name A surname transferred from the nickname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *gaupaz / Yapp