Where does “trompette” come from?

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

trompette (Middle English): Alternative form of trumpet; trumpet

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of trumpet; trumpet

Ancestry of “trompette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtrumpetA trumpet; a small brass instrument; One who uses...
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 →