Where does “tras” come from?

tras (Dutch) comes from English trash, from Middle English trasch, from Old Norse tros — rubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch.

tras (Dutch): trass, ground tuff

Definitions

  1. trass, ground tuff

Ancestry of “tras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrashUseless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse;...
2Middle EnglishtraschRefuse or rubbish, especially that composed of...
3Old Norsetrosrubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch

Words derived from “tras”

Every word from Old Norse tros →