Where does “kubbetrapp” come from?

kubbetrapp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trapp, from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā — staircase, stairs.

kubbetrapp (Norwegian Bokmål): a ladder made of a single tree stem by cutting the stairs in it

Definitions

  1. a ladder made of a single tree stem by cutting the stairs in it

Ancestry of “kubbetrapp”, step by step

kubbetrapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål trapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrappstairs, stairway, staircase, steps
2Middle Low Germantrappestair, step
3Old Saxon*trappa
4Proto-West Germanic*trappāstaircase, stairs

via Norwegian Bokmål kubbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkubbea log, (a bulky piece of wood used as firewood)
2Middle Norwegiankubbi
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappāEvery word from Old Saxon *trappaEvery word from Middle Low German trappe
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