Where does “trapas” come from?

trapas (Czech) comes from Czech trapný, from Czech trápit, from Old Czech trápiti, from Proto-Slavic torpiti, from Proto-Slavic tьrpěti — to suffer; to endure.

trapas (Czech): blunder

Definitions

  1. blunder

Ancestry of “trapas”, step by step

trapas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech trapný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtrapnýembarrassing, pathetic, cringeworthy; painful
2Czechtrápitto trouble, to worry
3Old Czechtrápiti—
4Proto-Slavictorpiti—
5Proto-Slavictьrpětito suffer; to endure

via Proto-Germanic trap-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictrap-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Dutch trappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrappento step, to tread; to pedal; to kick
2Middle Dutchtrappen—
Every word from Proto-Slavic tьrpěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torpiti →Every word from Old Czech trápiti →