Where does “spiraltrapp” come from?
spiraltrapp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål spiral, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.
spiraltrapp (Norwegian Bokmål): a spiral staircase
Definitions
- a spiral staircase
Ancestry of “spiraltrapp”, step by step
spiraltrapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål spiral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spiral | a spiral, coil; a coil |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | spiralis | spiraling |
| 3 | Latin | spira | A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A... |
| 4 | French | trompe | trumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch |
| 5 | Middle French | trompe | — |
| 6 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 7 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |