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

Definitions

  1. ridiculous nonsense

Ancestry of “trams”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtramsafrivolous person, dosser; pass the time with...
2Swedishtrampaa pedal; to walk, to step, to tramp; to pedal
3Old Swedishtrampa—
4Old Norsetrampa—
5Proto-Germanictrampaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “trams”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trampaną →Every word from Old Norse trampa →