Where does “tremplin” come from?

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

tremplin (French): springboard; ski jump

Definitions

  1. springboard; ski jump

Ancestry of “tremplin”, step by step

tremplin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian trampolino

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

via Italian trempellino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantrempellino—
2Italiantrempellare—

Words derived from “tremplin”

Every word from Middle Low German trampeln →Every word from Middle High German trampeln →Every word from German trampeln →