Where does “trappelen” come from?

trappelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch -elen, from Middle Dutch -elen.

trappelen (Dutch): to stamp one's feet repeatedly, especially out of impatience or excitement

Definitions

  1. to stamp one's feet repeatedly, especially out of impatience or excitement

Ancestry of “trappelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-elenfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
2Middle Dutch-elen

Words derived from “trappelen

Every word from Middle Dutch -elenEvery word from Dutch -elen