Where does “trades” come from?
Trade comes from Middle English trade, from Middle Low German trade, from Old Saxon trada, from Proto-Germanic tradō, from Proto-Indo-European der-.
trades (English): plural of trade; API pl; Steady winds blowing...
Definitions
- plural of trade; API pl; Steady winds blowing...
Ancestry of “trades”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 2 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |