Where does “trestling” come from?
trestling (English) comes from English trestle, from Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel, from Latin trānstellum, from Latin transtrum, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
trestling (English): A system of trestles, especially one used to support a bridge
Definitions
- A system of trestles, especially one used to support a bridge
Ancestry of “trestling”, step by step
trestling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trestle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trestle | A horizontal member supported near each end by a... |
| 2 | Middle English | trestel | trestle, sawhorse |
| 3 | Old French | trestel | crossbeam |
| 4 | Latin | trānstellum | — |
| 5 | Latin | transtrum | crossbeam, transom; thwart of a vessel |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |