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Where does “trampa” come from?

trampa (Catalan) comes from Middle High German trampen, from Middle Low German trampen, from Old Saxon trampan, from Proto-West Germanic trampan, from Proto-Germanic trampaną, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

trampa (Catalan): trap; trick, deceit

Definitions

  1. trap; trick, deceit

Ancestry of “trampa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrampento walk heavily
2Middle Low Germantrampento stamp
3Old Saxontrampan—
4Proto-West Germanictrampanto step
5Proto-Germanictrampaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →