Where does “spiraltrapp” come from?
spiraltrapp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): a spiral staircase
Definitions
- a spiral staircase
Ancestry of “spiraltrapp”, step by step
spiraltrapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk spiral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |