Where does “Treppenhaus” come from?

Treppenhaus (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...

Treppenhaus (German): stairwell

Definitions

  1. stairwell

Ancestry of “Treppenhaus”, step by step

Treppenhaus 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 haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Treppenhaus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trap- →