Where does “trappräcke” come from?

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

trappräcke (Swedish): a banister (handrail on the side of a staircase)

Definitions

  1. a banister (handrail on the side of a staircase)

Ancestry of “trappräcke”, step by step

trappräcke 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 räcke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräckerailing, handrail, guard rail
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →Every word from Old Saxon *trappa →Every word from Middle Low German trappe →