English
trapping
From trap.
Another origin of trapping
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰrebʰ-‘to beat, crush, make or become thick’uncertain
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*drap-uncertain
- Frankishc. 250–700*drāpi‘that which is fulled, drabcloth’uncertain
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdrappusas drappum‘piece of cloth’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400trape
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trappe‘personal belongings, owndom, household goods’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500trappyng
- Englishtodaytrapping
From Middle English trappyng, trappynge, from trap, trappe (‘personal belongings, owndom, household goods’) (compare Middle English trappen (‘to deck, caparison’)), of uncertain origin.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.
Today it means
verb An instance of ensnaring something or someone.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “trapping”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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