English
tape
Tape comes from Middle English tape, from Old English tæppa ‘ribbon, tape’, of unclear further origin.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tæppa‘ribbon, tape’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tape
- Englishearliest quotation 1817same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150tæppa‘ribbon, tape’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tape
- Englishearliest quotation 1817same form
Earliest quotation: 1817, The White Dwarf: A London Weekly Publica: “[…] who is now puffing his pipe and sipping…”
Linked words
through Old English tæppa ‘ribbon, tape’
Today it means
noun Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English tæppa / tape