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 edit

Etymology edit

Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *drem- (to run).[1]

Noun edit

*trappā f

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

Inflection edit

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 edit

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

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*trappōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 520-521

References edit

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “dreb-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 204