tap-2

English meaning                      to press down, press together

German meaning                     `niederdrücken, zusammendrücken'

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Material                                   Gr. ταπεινός `niedrig, demütig' (`*gedrückt'); aisl. þefja `stampfen', þōf n. `Gedränge', þōfi m. `Filz' (daraus lit. túba, lett. tūba, apr. tubo `Filz'.)

References                              WP. I 705, Mayrhofer 477.

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