Where does “trompeter” come from?

trompeter (Danish) comes from Danish trompet, from Old French trompette, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

trompeter (Danish): trumpeter; indefinite plural of trompet

Definitions

  1. trumpeter; indefinite plural of trompet

Ancestry of “trompeter”, step by step

trompeter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish trompet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishtrompetA trumpet
2Old Frenchtrompettetrumpet
3Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
4Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Old French trompette →