tapper etymology

Etymology:

• Old English: tepere "to tap"
• Proto-Germanic: *taprijaną
• Proto-Indo-European: *tep- "to hit, strike"

Meaning:

• To strike lightly and repeatedly with a sharp object
• To make a hole in something by striking it
• To draw off liquid from a container using a tap or faucet

Origin:

The word "tapper" originated in Old English, where it referred to the action of striking something lightly and repeatedly. This sense of the word is still used today, as in "to tap a nail into wood."

The word was also used in Old English to refer to the act of drawing off liquid from a container using a tap or faucet. This sense of the word is still used today, as in "to tap a keg of beer."

Over time, the word "tapper" has come to have a variety of other meanings, including:

• A person who taps something
• A device that taps something
• A type of dance characterized by tapping feet
• A slang term for a gossip or informant

tapper relate terms

• taphouse

  Etymology The word taphouse is a compound of two words Tap A faucet or spout used

• house

  Etymology The word house has an Indo European root h₁eu̯s This root also gave r

• tapster

  Etymology Middle English tapstere tapster Old English tæpp estre Proto Germanic t

• tapper

  Etymology Old English tepere to tap Proto Germanic taprijaną Proto Indo European