Where does “trappegrind” come from?

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

trappegrind (Norwegian Bokmål): a stair gate safety gate installed to prevent young children falling down stairs or climbing up them

Definitions

  1. a stair gate safety gate installed to prevent young children falling down stairs or climbing up them

Ancestry of “trappegrind”, step by step

trappegrind 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 grind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålgrindA hinged gate across a road or path where it is...
2Old Norsegrinda gate made of spars or bars; haven, dock;...
3Proto-Germanicgrindizfence
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →Every word from Old Saxon *trappa →Every word from Middle Low German trappe →