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Where does “troef” come from?

troef (Dutch) comes from German Trumpf, from Middle French triomphe, from Medieval Latin triumphus, from Etruscan ???????, from Old Latin triumpus.

troef (Dutch): trump; asset, advantage

Definitions

  1. trump; asset, advantage

Ancestry of “troef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrumpftrump
2Middle Frenchtriomphe—
3Medieval Latintriumphusa hymn in honor of Bacchus; "triumpe"; the Roman...
4Etruscan???????—
5Old Latintriumpus—

Words derived from “troef”

  • troeven
  • aftroeven
  • troefkaart
Every word from Old Latin triumpus →