Where does “trampen” come from?

trampen (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German trampen, from Old Saxon trampan, from Proto-West Germanic trampan, from Proto-Germanic trampaną, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

trampen (Middle High German): to walk heavily

Definitions

  1. to walk heavily

Ancestry of “trampen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantrampento stamp
2Old Saxontrampan—
3Proto-West Germanictrampanto step
4Proto-Germanictrampaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “trampen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trampaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic trampan →