Where does “trapu” come from?

trapu (French) comes 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...

trapu (French): stocky, squat; misshapen

Definitions

  1. stocky, squat; misshapen

Ancestry of “trapu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtrappe—
2Old Frenchtrapetrap; hiding place
3Medieval Latintrappa—
4Frankishtrappatrap, snare
5Proto-Germanictrap-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trap- →