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Where does “trap-ammunta” come from?

trap-ammunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish trap, from English trap, from Middle English trappe, from Old English træppe, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

trap-ammunta (Finnish): trap shooting

Definitions

  1. trap shooting

Ancestry of “trap-ammunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtraptrapshooting, trap
2EnglishtrapA machine or other device designed to catch ...
3Middle Englishtrappetrap
4Old Englishtræppe—
5Proto-Germanictrap-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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