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Where does “trappa” come from?

trappa (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

trappa (Frankish): trap, snare

Definitions

  1. trap, snare

Ancestry of “trappa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictrap-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “trappa”

  • Trappist
  • attrap
  • trapistas
  • atrapar
  • atrapamoscas
  • trapista
  • trappista
  • attraper
  • trappeur
  • trapper
  • rattraper
  • trapu
  • rattrapage
  • attrapade
  • trappage
  • attrapage
  • trappiste
  • trappe
  • attrape-nigaud
  • atrapar
  • trape
  • attrape-nigaud
  • trappe
  • atrap
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