Where does “trappetrinn” come from?
trappetrinn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk trapp, from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā.
trappetrinn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stair or step
Ancestry of “trappetrinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | trapp | stairs, stairway, staircase, steps |
| 2 | Middle Low German | trappe | stair, step |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *trappa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *trappā | — |