Where does “rappu” come from?

rappu (Finnish) comes from Finnish trappu, from Swedish trappa, from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā — staircase, stairs.

rappu (Finnish): stairstep; section of an apartment building...

Definitions

  1. stairstep; section of an apartment building...

Ancestry of “rappu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtrappu—
2Swedishtrappastairs, stairway
3Middle Low Germantrappestair, step
4Old Saxon*trappa—
5Proto-West Germanic*trappāstaircase, stairs

Words derived from “rappu”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →Every word from Old Saxon *trappa →Every word from Middle Low German trappe →