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Where does “trap-” come from?

trap- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Ancestry of “trap-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “trap-”

  • trap
  • trapping
  • trappings
  • trapper
  • contraption
  • trapdoor
  • Trappist
  • claptrap
  • rattletrap
  • flytrap
  • trapline
  • deathtrap
  • mantrap
  • firetrap
  • trapshooting
  • rattrap
  • trappy
  • trapt
  • suntrap
  • trappable
  • trapless
  • trapshooter
  • traplike
  • trapball
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