Where does “trampa” come from?

trampa (Spanish) comes from Middle High German trampen, 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.

trampa (Spanish): trap, snare; cheat, trick, cheating, deceit,...

Definitions

  1. trap, snare; cheat, trick, cheating, deceit,...

Ancestry of “trampa”, step by step

trampa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German trampen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantrampento walk heavily
2Middle Low Germantrampento stamp
3Old Saxontrampan—
4Proto-West Germanictrampanto step
5Proto-Germanictrampaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

via Medieval Latin trappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintrappa—
2Frankishtrappatrap, snare
3Proto-Germanictrap-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

Words derived from “trampa”

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