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Where does “trashery” come from?

trashery (English) comes from English trash, from Middle English trasch, from Old Norse tros — rubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch.

trashery (English): A collection of garbage or rubbish; things,...

Definitions

  1. A collection of garbage or rubbish; things,...

Ancestry of “trashery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrashUseless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse;...
2Middle EnglishtraschRefuse or rubbish, especially that composed of...
3Old Norsetrosrubbish, fallen leaves and twigs; brittle branch
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