English
hanap
Hanap comes from French hanap ‘(lidded) goblet, hanap’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ‘cup, bowl’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hnappaz‘cup, bowl’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*hnappreconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthanap‘(lidded) goblet, hanap’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hnappaz‘cup, bowl’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*hnappreconstructed
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthanap‘(lidded) goblet, hanap’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ‘cup, bowl’
through Frankish *hnapp
Today it means
noun A rich goblet, especially one used on state occasions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hnappaz / hanap