Where does “Marmortreppe” come from?

Marmortreppe (German) comes from German Treppe, from Middle High German treppe, from Old High German trappa, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Marmortreppe (German): marble stairs

Definitions

  1. marble stairs

Ancestry of “Marmortreppe”, step by step

Marmortreppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Treppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTreppestairs
2Middle High Germantreppe—
3Old High Germantrappa—
4Proto-Germanictrap-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via German Marmor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarmormarble
2Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
3Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
4Indo-European*mer-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →