Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/trappā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

A nominal formation from Proto-Indo-European *dreb- (“to tread, step”), related to *trappōn (“to trample”); see there for more.[1] The above root has been tentatively connected to Proto-Indo-European *drem- (“to run”).[2]

Noun

*trappā f

  1. staircase, stairs
    Synonym: *staigri
  2. a step, stair
    Synonym: *stapi

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *trappā
Genitive *trappōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *trappā *trappōn
Accusative *trappōn *trappōn
Genitive *trappōn *trappōnō
Dative *trappōn *trappōm, *trappum
Instrumental *trappōn *trappōm, *trappum

Derived terms

  • *trappijan
    • Old English: treppan, trepan
  • *trappōn

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*trappōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 520-521: “*trappōn-”
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “dreb-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 204
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