Where does “betrousered” come from?
betrousered (English) comes from English trousered, from English trouser, from English trousers, from English trouzes, from English trouse, from Irish triús, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus — to shine, shimmer.
betrousered (English): Wearing pants or trousers
Definitions
- Wearing pants or trousers
Ancestry of “betrousered”, step by step
betrousered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trousered
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trousered | Dressed in trousers; past participle of trouser |
| 2 | English | trouser | Of or relating to trousers; A pair of trousers;... |
| 3 | English | trousers | An article of clothing that covers the part of... |
| 4 | English | trouzes | — |
| 5 | English | trouse | brushwood; trousers |
| 6 | Irish | triús | trousers, trews |
| 7 | Middle Irish | triubus | — |
| 8 | Old Irish | trebus | — |
| 9 | Old French | trebus | — |
| 10 | Late Latin | tubrucus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *þeuhabrōks | loincloth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |