Where does “Treppenabsatz” come from?

Treppenabsatz (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...

Treppenabsatz (German): landing

Definitions

  1. landing

Ancestry of “Treppenabsatz”, step by step

Treppenabsatz 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 Absatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbsatzturnover; heel; paragraph
2Middle High Germanabesaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trap- →