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Where does “trappe” come from?

trappe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā.

trappe (Middle Dutch): trap, snare

Definitions

  1. trap, snare

Ancestry of “trappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtrappa—
2Proto-West Germanic*trappā—

Words derived from “trappe”

  • wentletrap
  • трап
  • タラップ
  • trapslang
  • spindeltrap
  • draaitrap
  • trappenhuis
  • wenteltrap
  • parterretrap
  • trap
  • windeltrap
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