Where does “trompet” come from?

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

trompet (Faroese): A trumpet

Definitions

  1. A trumpet

Ancestry of “trompet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishtrompetA trumpet
2Old Frenchtrompettetrumpet
3Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
4Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Old French trompette →
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