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Where does “タラップ” come from?

タラップ (Japanese) comes from Dutch trap, from German trappe, 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...

タラップ (Japanese): a gangway or accommodation ladder for boarding or...

Definitions

  1. a gangway or accommodation ladder for boarding or...

Ancestry of “タラップ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrapstairs, staircase; ladder; degree, grade
2Germantrappe—
3Middle High Germantrappe—
4Proto-Germanictrap-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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