Where does “trashman” come from?

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

trashman (English): Someone whose job it is to collect refuse from...

Definitions

  1. Someone whose job it is to collect refuse from...

Ancestry of “trashman”, 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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