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Where does “trampen” come from?

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

trampen (Middle Low German): to stamp

Definitions

  1. to stamp

Ancestry of “trampen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxontrampan—
2Proto-West Germanictrampanto step
3Proto-Germanictrampaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “trampen”

  • tramp
  • trample
  • tromp
  • tramper
  • trampy
  • trampler
  • trampish
  • tramplest
  • trampleth
  • tramplike
  • tremp
  • tramps
  • betrample
  • trampishly
  • tramp ant
  • trampen
  • tramp
  • trampe
  • trampfart
  • trampen
  • trample
  • tràmpi'ína
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