Where does “flumpet” come from?
flumpet (English) comes from English flugelhorn, from German Flügelhorn, from German horn, from Middle High German horn, from Old High German horn, from Proto-West Germanic horn, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
flumpet (English): A musical instrument that blends qualities of the...
Definitions
- A musical instrument that blends qualities of the...
Ancestry of “flumpet”, step by step
flumpet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flugelhorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flugelhorn | A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a... |
| 2 | German | Flügelhorn | A brass instrument resembling a cornet; a bugle... |
| 3 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 4 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 5 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English trumpet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trumpet | A musical instrument of the brass family,... |
| 2 | English | Trump | The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others |
| 3 | Middle English | trumpe | A trumpet, horn, or similar musical instrument;... |
| 4 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 5 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |