Where does “trap(p)a” come from?

trap(p)a (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā — staircase, stairs.

Ancestry of “trap(p)a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantrappestair, step
2Old Saxon*trappa—
3Proto-West Germanic*trappāstaircase, stairs
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →Every word from Old Saxon *trappa →Every word from Middle Low German trappe →
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