Where does “trampa” come from?

trampa (Chavacano) comes from Spanish trampa, 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 (Chavacano): trap

Definitions

  1. trap

Ancestry of “trampa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtrampatrap, snare; cheat, trick, cheating, deceit,...
2Middle High Germantrampento walk heavily
3Middle Low Germantrampento stamp
4Old Saxontrampan—
5Proto-West Germanictrampanto step
6Proto-Germanictrampaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trampaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic trampan →