Where does “overtrousers” come from?
overtrousers (English) comes from English trousers, from English trouzes, from English trouse, from Irish triús, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus, from Old French trebus, from Late Latin tubrucus — to shine, shimmer.
overtrousers (English): Trousers to be worn over a similar inner garment
Definitions
- Trousers to be worn over a similar inner garment
Ancestry of “overtrousers”, step by step
overtrousers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trousers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trousers | An article of clothing that covers the part of... |
| 2 | English | trouzes | — |
| 3 | English | trouse | brushwood; trousers |
| 4 | Irish | triús | trousers, trews |
| 5 | Middle Irish | triubus | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | trebus | — |
| 7 | Old French | trebus | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | tubrucus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *þeuhabrōks | loincloth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |