Where does “trawl” come from?

Trawl comes from Dutch traghelen, a verb of unknown ultimate origin meaning to drag or fish with a net.

trawl (English): A net or dragnet used for trawling; A long...

Definitions

  1. A net or dragnet used for trawling; A long...

Ancestry of “trawl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtraghelento drage
2Dutchtragheldragnet
3Latintrāgulaa javelin or dart having a throwing-strap (āmentum)

Words derived from “trawl

Every word from Latin trāgula
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