Where does “trappu” come from?

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

trappu (Votic): stair, step

Definitions

  1. stair, step

Ancestry of “trappu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtrappu—
2Swedishtrappastairs, stairway
3Middle Low Germantrappestair, step
4Old Saxon*trappa—
5Proto-West Germanic*trappāstaircase, stairs
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →Every word from Old Saxon *trappa →Every word from Middle Low German trappe →