English

Trumpquake

From Trump + quake, modeled after earthquake.

Formed from Trump + quake

French triomphe ‘triumph’

English Trump

Proto-Germanic *kwakōną ‘to shake, quiver, tremble’

Old English cwacian ‘to quake, tremble, chatter’

Middle English quaken ‘to tremble with fear or anger’

English quake

Today it means

name Donald Trump's unexpected 2016 presidential election win.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Trumpquake