Where does “træppan” come from?
træppan (Old English) comes from Old English træppe, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
træppan (Old English): to tread
Definitions
- to tread
Ancestry of “træppan”, step by step
træppan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English træppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | træppe | a trap |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
via Proto-West Germanic *trappjan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *trappjan | — |