Where does “attrapparsi” come from?

attrapparsi (Italian) comes from Italian attrappare, from Old French atraper, from Frankish trappa, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

attrapparsi (Italian): to become numb or stiff; to stiffen

Definitions

  1. to become numb or stiff; to stiffen

Ancestry of “attrapparsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianattrappareto grab, to catch
2Old Frenchatraper—
3Frankishtrappatrap, snare
4Proto-Germanictrap-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
6Proto-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- →