Etymology Explorer › Spanish

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

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

Words derived from “trampa”

  • trampero
  • trampilla
  • trampista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →