Where does “treggings” come from?
treggings (English) comes from English trousers, from English trouzes, from English trouse, from Irish triús, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus, from Old French trebus, from Late Latin tubrucus — to shine, shimmer.
treggings (English): A form of trousers having the characteristics of...
Definitions
- A form of trousers having the characteristics of...
Ancestry of “treggings”, step by step
treggings traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trousers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trousers | An article of clothing that covers the part of... |
| 2 | English | trouzes | — |
| 3 | English | trouse | brushwood; trousers |
| 4 | Irish | triús | trousers, trews |
| 5 | Middle Irish | triubus | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | trebus | — |
| 7 | Old French | trebus | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | tubrucus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *þeuhabrōks | loincloth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via English leggings
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leggings | plural of legging |