Middle English tappen

← Old English tæppian (inherited)

← Middle English tappe (affix)

← Middle English -en (affix)

← Middle English tappe (alter)

← Middle English taper (mention)

← Middle English tap (alter)

← Middle English tep (alter)

← Middle English tappyn (alter)

← Old French tapper (borrowed)

← Proto-Germanic *tappōną (inherited)

→ English tap (derived)

→ English tap (inherited)

→ Middle English tappe (link)

→ Middle English tappe (back-formation)

→ Middle English tappe (link)