Where does “trompet” come from?

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

trompet (Dutch): A trumpet

Definitions

  1. A trumpet

Ancestry of “trompet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtrompet—
2Old Frenchtrompettetrumpet
3Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
4Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “trompet”

Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Old French trompette →