DictionaryRoot: trampen
Middle Low German

trampen

to stamp

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Traveler carrying belongings along a rural road.
noun / verb

tramp

TRAMP/træmp/

To travel on foot over a long course.

Etymology

The root describes stamping or walking heavily. The English noun shifted attention from the walking action to the person who wanders from place to place without a settled home.

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