Where does “trappenpiramide” come from?

trappenpiramide (Dutch) comes from Dutch trap, from German trappe, from Middle High German trappe, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

trappenpiramide (Dutch): step pyramid, stepped pyramid

Definitions

  1. step pyramid, stepped pyramid

Ancestry of “trappenpiramide”, step by step

trappenpiramide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch trap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrapstairs, staircase; ladder; degree, grade
2Germantrappebustard
3Middle High Germantrappe
4Proto-Germanictrap-
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Dutch piramide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpiramidepyramid
2Frenchpyramidepyramid
3Old Frenchpiramidepyramid
4Latinpȳramisa pyramid
5Ancient Greekπυραμίςpyramid; a type of cake
6Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der-
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