Where does “trappetrinn” come from?

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

trappetrinn (Norwegian Bokmål): a stair or step

Definitions

  1. a stair or step

Ancestry of “trappetrinn”, step by step

trappetrinn 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 trinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrinna step; a stair; a rung
2Norwegian Bokmåltrine—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →Every word from Old Saxon *trappa →Every word from Middle Low German trappe →