Where does “tromper” come from?

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

tromper (Middle French): to trick; to deceive

Definitions

  1. to trick; to deceive

Ancestry of “tromper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtromperto tramp, trump, delude
2Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
3Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “tromper”

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