Where does “Trappe” come from?

Trappe (German) comes from Middle High German trappe, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Trappe (German): bustard

Definitions

  1. bustard

Ancestry of “Trappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrappe—
2Proto-Germanictrap-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
4Proto-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- →