Where does “trailing” come from?
Trailing comes from Middle English trailen, from Old French trailler, from Vulgar Latin tragulare, from Latin tragula meaning a drag-net, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tragʰ-.
trailing (English): That converges in the direction of travel; That...
Definitions
- That converges in the direction of travel; That...
Ancestry of “trailing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trail | To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something) |
| 2 | Middle English | trailen | to hang loosely, drag along, drag away |
| 3 | Old French | trailler | to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tragulare | to drag |
| 5 | Latin | trāgula | a javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum) |