Where does “trappavsats” come from?

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

trappavsats (Swedish): a landing (in a staircase or stairway)

Definitions

  1. a landing (in a staircase or stairway)

Ancestry of “trappavsats”, step by step

trappavsats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish trappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrappastairs, stairway
2Middle Low Germantrappestair, step
3Old Saxon*trappa—
4Proto-West Germanic*trappāstaircase, stairs

via Swedish avsats

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavsatsa horizontal surface that interrupts a descent or climb
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →Every word from Old Saxon *trappa →Every word from Middle Low German trappe →