Where does “trappu” come from?
trappu (Finnish) comes from Swedish trappa, from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā.
Ancestry of “trappu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | trappa | stairs, stairway |
| 2 | Middle Low German | trappe | stair, step |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *trappa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *trappā | — |