Where does “tramposo” come from?

tramposo (Spanish) comes from Spanish trampa, 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.

tramposo (Spanish): cheating

Definitions

  1. cheating

Ancestry of “tramposo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtrampatrap, snare; cheat, trick, cheating, deceit,...
2Middle High Germantrampento walk heavily
3Middle Low Germantrampento stamp
4Old Saxontrampan
5Proto-West Germanictrampanto step
6Proto-Germanictrampaną
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “tramposo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem-Every word from Proto-Germanic trampanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic trampan
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