Where does “trapper” come from?
trapper (French) comes from French trappe, from Middle French trappe, from Old French trape, from Medieval Latin trappa, from Frankish trappa, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
trapper (French): To trap
Ancestry of “trapper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | trappe | hatch or trap door; trap |
| 2 | Middle French | trappe | — |
| 3 | Old French | trape | trap; hiding place |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | trappa | — |
| 5 | Frankish | trappa | trap, snare |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
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