Where does “Trapp” come from?

Trapp (Luxembourgish) comes 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...

Trapp (Luxembourgish): bustard; flock, herd, throng

Definitions

  1. bustard; flock, herd, throng

Ancestry of “Trapp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrappebustard
2Middle High Germantrappe—
3Proto-Germanictrap-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
5Proto-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- →