An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Trumpf

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2509102An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — Trumpf1891John Francis Davis

​ Trumpf, m., ‘trump,’ ModHG. only, from the equiv. Fr. triomphe (Ital. trionfo), whence also Du. troef, E. trump; properly identical therefore with Lat. triumphus; hence lit. ‘triumphant, victorious card.’ Comp. Treff.

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