Where does “trappsteg” come from?

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

trappsteg (Swedish): a step, a stair (in a staircase or stairway)

Definitions

  1. a step, a stair (in a staircase or stairway)

Ancestry of “trappsteg”, step by step

trappsteg 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 steg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstega step
2Old Norsestigstep, pace; step; degree, rank
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →Every word from Old Saxon *trappa →Every word from Middle Low German trappe →