Where does “שווינדלטרעפּ” come from?
שווינדלטרעפּ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טרעפּ, from Middle High German treppe, from Old High German trappa, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
שווינדלטרעפּ (Yiddish): spiral staircase
Definitions
- spiral staircase
Ancestry of “שווינדלטרעפּ”, step by step
שווינדלטרעפּ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish טרעפּ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | טרעפּ | (flight of) stairs |
| 2 | Middle High German | treppe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | trappa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |
via Yiddish שווינדלען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שווינדלען | — |