Etymograph

English

Zapf

Zapf comes from Old High German zapfo, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *tappô ‘plug’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tappô‘plug’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tappōreconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050zapfo
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350zapfen
  5. EnglishtodayZapf

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*tappô‘plug’reconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*tappōreconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050zapfo
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350zapfen
  5. EnglishtodayZapf

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *tappô ‘plug’

tap, tampon, tapas, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *tappô / Zapf

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