Where does “trappings” come from?
Trappings derives from English trap, from Swedish trapp, from Proto-Indo-European drem-, a root meaning to run or step.
trappings (English): Clothing or equipment; that which gives the...
Definitions
- Clothing or equipment; that which gives the...
Ancestry of “trappings”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trapping | present participle of trap; An instance of... |
| 2 | English | trap | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body |
| 3 | Middle English | trappe | trap |
| 4 | Old English | træppe | a trap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |