Where does “tronk” come from?

tronk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tronc, from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.

tronk (Dutch): trunk, tree trunk; tree stump; prison, dungeon,...

Definitions

  1. trunk, tree trunk; tree stump; prison, dungeon,...

Ancestry of “tronk”, step by step

tronk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch tronc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtronctrunk
2Old Frenchtroncalms box, tree trunk, headless body; trunk
3Latintruncuslopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A...
4Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim

via Portuguese tronco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetroncotree trunk; trunk; torso; in a tree structure, a...

Words derived from “tronk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- →Every word from Latin truncus →Every word from Old French tronc →