Lappen

Signification (English)

1. (masculine,strong) cloth, rag
2. (masculine,strong) lobe
3. (colloquial,masculine,strong) driving licence
4. (masculine,strong) loser; idiot

Concepts

chiffon

lambeau

morceau

haillon

lobe

entraîneur

mouchoir

toile

guenille

loque

toc

Synonyms

Fetzen

Lumpen

Flicken

Führerschein

Putzlappen

Tuch

Banknote

Geldschein

Note

Papiergeld

Pappe

Schein

Wischlappen

Wischtuch

Führerausweis

Putztuch

Rausch

Feudel

Taschentuch

Frosch

🐸

Tücher

Fleppe

Hautfetzen

Fahrausweis

Fahrerlaubnis

Flügel

🪽

Hautlappen

Klamotten

Kleid

👗

Lobus

Hader

Bügel

🙇

Patch

Kfz-Führerschein

Dialectes

canton d’Argovie

blätz

canton d’Argovie

hoddu

canton de Bâle-Campagne

huudel

canton de Bâle-Campagne

lumpe

canton de Bâle-Campagne

nyggotyynhoobel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈlapən/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen haut-allemand: lappe

Inherited from ancien haut allemand: lappo

Cognate with Old Saxon: lappo

In summary

From Middle High German lappe, from Old High German lappo, from Proto-West Germanic *lappā (“cloth, rag, lobe”) of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).
The form is remarkable because of the unshifted geminate -pp- (instead of expected Old High German *lapfo). Based on the supposedly invariable nature of the consonant shift, lappo would have to be an originally Central and Low German form (compare Old Saxon lappo). This is, however, quite unlikely since the Old High German word is attested as early as the 9th century, and no variants with -pf- exist. The form remains thus unexplained.