Where does “tromper” come from?

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

tromper (French): to deceive, lead astray, mislead; to trick, dupe;...

Definitions

  1. to deceive, lead astray, mislead; to trick, dupe;...

Ancestry of “tromper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtromperto trick; to deceive
2Old Frenchtromperto tramp, trump, delude
3Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
4Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “tromper”

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