Where does “Treppe” come from?
Treppe (German) comes 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...
Treppe (German): stairs
Ancestry of “Treppe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | treppe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | trappa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
Words derived from “Treppe”