 The English word is first documented in 1529 as the name of a card game which would develop into Ruff and Honours and ultimately Whist.In German, the term is attested as "Triumph" in 1541; the modern German spelling "Trumpf" is recorded from 1590.In French, "triomphe" remained the name of the game, while the trump suit was called "atout", from "à tout" (as it were "all-in").