Happen

Senso (English)

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

Synonyms

Bissen

Imbiss

Stückchen

Snack

Stück

1️⃣

Vesper

leichte Mahlzeit

Stärkung

Wenig

Jause

Zwischenmahlzeit

Zaumzeug

zwicken

Brotzeit

Häppchen

Kauen

Pausenbrot

Moneten

💸

Lunchpaket

Bisschen

kleine Stärkung

Znüni

Fingerfood

Jausenbrot

Zvieri

Imbs

Zwischendurch-Mahlzeit

Marende

Neinerln

Gabelbissen

Aperitif

Unternessen

Biss

Bißchen

Gabelfrühstück

Geld

💸

Imbiß

kneifen

Portion

Prise

Scheibe

Zaum

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhapən/

Etimologia (English)

Cognate with olandese: hap

Cognate with francese antico: happer

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.