Where does “trappe” come from?
trappe (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā — staircase, stairs.
trappe (Middle Low German): stair, step
Definitions
- stair, step
Ancestry of “trappe”, step by step
trappe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon *trappa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *trappa | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *trappā | staircase, stairs |
via Old Saxon trappa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | trappa | — |