Where does “trams” come from?
trams (Swedish) comes from Swedish tramsa, from Swedish trampa, from Old Swedish trampa, from Old Norse trampa, from Proto-Germanic trampaną, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.
trams (Swedish): ridiculous nonsense
Ancestry of “trams”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tramsa | frivolous person, dosser; pass the time with... |
| 2 | Swedish | trampa | a pedal; to walk, to step, to tramp; to pedal |
| 3 | Old Swedish | trampa | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | trampa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trampaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | drem- | to run |
Words derived from “trams”