Where does “kubbetrapp” come from?

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

kubbetrapp (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk trapp

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk kubbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkubbea log, (a bulky piece of wood used as firewood)
2Middle Norwegiankubbi—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →Every word from Old Saxon *trappa →Every word from Middle Low German trappe →