Where does “trap” come from?

trap (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin trapus, from Frankish drāpi, from Proto-Germanic drapiz, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

trap (Middle English): personal belongings, owndom, household goods

Definitions

  1. personal belongings, owndom, household goods

Ancestry of “trap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintrapus—
2Frankishdrāpithat which is fulled, drabcloth
3Proto-Germanicdrapizstrike, blow, deathblow; a strike, hit, blow
4Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drapiz →