trampen

German

Etymology 1

A dialectal word which has an unshifted -p- throughout High German. Therefore possibly from Middle Low German trampen, whence also English tramp. Compare also Middle Dutch trampen, whereas only the frequentative trampeln is attested in Middle High German. The word derives from Proto-West Germanic *trampan (to step).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁampən/, [ˈtʁampən], [ˈtʁampm̩].
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: tram‧pen

Verb

trampen (weak, third-person singular present trampt, past tense trampte, past participle getrampt, auxiliary sein)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) to step; to tread
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Etymology 2

From English tramp, from Middle Low German trampen and/or Middle Dutch trampen, thus originally the same word as etymology 1 above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁɛmpən/, /ˈtɹɛmpən/

Verb

trampen (weak, third-person singular present trampt, past tense trampte, past participle getrampt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to hitchhike; to tramp
    Synonym: per Anhalter fahren
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Further reading

  • trampen” in Duden online
  • trampen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Noun

trampen

  1. definite singular of tramp c (tramp (cargo ship without fixed routes))
  2. definite plural of tramp n (step, footprint)
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