Etymograph

English

hamper

Hamper comes from Anglo-Norman hanaper, from Frankish *hnapp ‘cup, bowl, basin’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hnappaz‘cup, bowl’reconstructed
  2. Frankishc. 250–700*hnapp‘cup, bowl, basin’reconstructed
  3. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400hanaper
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hamper
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hnappaz‘cup, bowl’reconstructed
  2. Frankishc. 250–700*hnapp‘cup, bowl, basin’reconstructed
  3. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400hanaper
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hamper
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ‘cup, bowl’

nap, nappy, 1 more

Another origin of hamper

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hamperen
  2. Englishtodayhamper

Today it means

noun A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hnappaz / hamper

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