Where does “trompeux” come from?

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

trompeux (Norman): misleading

Definitions

  1. misleading

Ancestry of “trompeux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtromperto deceive, lead astray, mislead; to trick, dupe;...
2Middle Frenchtromperto trick; to deceive
3Old Frenchtromperto tramp, trump, delude
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Old French tromper →