Masculí

Happen

(Anglès)

  1. (masculine, strong) morsel
  2. (masculine, strong) snack

Freqüència

C2
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈhapən/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

Adopted in the 18th century from German Low German, which may have borrowed it from Dutch. A Dutch verb happen (“to snap”) is attested from the 16th century on; all ultimately imitative of children's speech (Kindersprache), akin to (South) Proto-Slavic *xapati. Compare also contemporary Dutch hap. It is unsettled whether there is any relation with Old French happer.

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