Where does “trampoline” come from?

trampoline (French) comes from Spanish trampolín, from Italian trampolino, from Italian trampolo, from German trampeln, from Middle High German trampeln, from Middle Low German trampeln — to walk with heavy steps.

trampoline (French): trampoline

Definitions

  1. trampoline

Ancestry of “trampoline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtrampolínspringboard, diving board; trampoline
2Italiantrampolinospringboard, diving board; stepping stone,...
3Italiantrampolostilt
4Germantrampelnto trample
5Middle High Germantrampeln—
6Middle Low Germantrampelnto walk with heavy steps

Words derived from “trampoline”

Every word from Middle Low German trampeln →