lap.
rag (a piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.)
Meaning & usage
rag (a piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch lap, from Middle Dutch lap, lappe, from Old Dutch lap, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).
lap (one circuit around a race track)
lap (the traversal of one length of the pool)
Where this word comes from
From English lap, from Middle English lappen (“to fold, wrap”) from earlier wlappen (“to fold, wrap”), from Old English *wlappan, *wlæppan, *wlappian (“to wrap”), from Proto-Germanic *wlapp-, *wrapp- (“to wrap, fold, roll up, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to bend, turn”).
to wipe
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch lap, from Middle Dutch lap, lappe, from Old Dutch lap, from Proto-Germanic *lappa-, *lappô (“rag, cloth”), of uncertain origin, possibly Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).
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