English
lovetap
From love + tap.
Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ‘love’
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Proto-Germanic *lubō ‘love’
Proto-West Germanic *lubu
Old English lufu
Middle English love ‘love’
English love
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- ‘to lose’
Proto-Germanic *tappô ‘a plug, tap’
Proto-West Germanic *tappō
Old English tæppa ‘tap, spigot’
Middle English tappe ‘hollow device for controlling the flow of…’
English tap
Today it means
noun A light punch or other rough tap, performed in a friendly or affectionate manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lovetap