Etymology

strap-on

strap·on

Today it means: That can be attached using one or more straps. Full definition →

English on ← Middle English on ← Old English on
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The story

  1. Englishstrap
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  3. Proto-Germanic*an
  4. Proto-West Germanic*ana
  5. Old Englishon
  6. Middle Englishon
  7. Englishon
  8. English todaystrap-on

From strap + on.

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