chap
Scots
/tʃap/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To knock (on) or strike.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English *ċeappian inherited from Proto-Germanic *kapp-.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kapp-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chop English
- chopboat English
- chopchurch English
- chopette English
- chophouse English
- choplet English
- choplogic English
- choppable English
- chopper English
- choppeth English
- choppy English
- chopt English
- greenchop English
- lambchop English
- muttonchop English
- photochop English
- prechop English
- woodchop English
- kaapata Finnish
- afkappen Dutch, Flemish
- kapmes Dutch, Flemish
- kappen Dutch, Flemish
- kapper Dutch, Flemish
- kapsalon Dutch, Flemish
- kapsel Dutch, Flemish
- kapster Dutch, Flemish
- *kapp- Proto-Germanic
- *kipp- Proto-Germanic
- kapa Swedish
- *ċeappian Old English
- *ċippian Old English
- forcippian Old English
- ċipp Old English
- choppen Middle English
- cappen Middle Dutch