Where does “trews” come from?
trews (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic triubhas, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus, from Old French trebus, from Late Latin tubrucus, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhabrōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
trews (English): trousers, especially if close fitting and tartan
Definitions
- trousers, especially if close fitting and tartan
Ancestry of “trews”, step by step
trews traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic triubhas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | triubhas | trousers |
| 2 | Middle Irish | triubus | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | trebus | — |
| 4 | Old French | trebus | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | tubrucus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *þeuhabrōks | loincloth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via Sanskrit त्रयोदश
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | त्रयोदश | thirteen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tráyazdaśa | thirteen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyazdaća | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tréyesdeḱm̥ | — |