Where does “trappuppgång” come from?
trappuppgång (Swedish) comes from Swedish uppgång, from Swedish gång, from Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
trappuppgång (Swedish): a stairwell, a staircase, stairs (especially in an apartment building, with doors leading to apartments, or the like)
Definitions
- a stairwell, a staircase, stairs (especially in an apartment building, with doors leading to apartments, or the like)
Ancestry of “trappuppgång”, step by step
trappuppgång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish uppgång
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | uppgång | an increasing or upward movement |
| 2 | Swedish | gång | walk, path, trail; a maintained, usually quite... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ganc | procession |
| 4 | Old High German | gang | A path, course, way, journey; a going |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |