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Where does “trindle” come from?

trindle (English) comes from Middle English trindel, from Old English tryndel, from Proto-Germanic trundilaz — ring, hoop.

trindle (English): a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow; A piece of...

Definitions

  1. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow; A piece of...

Ancestry of “trindle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtrindelwheel, roller
2Old Englishtryndelcircle, ring; roller, wheel
3Proto-Germanictrundilazring, hoop

Words derived from “trindle”

  • trundle
  • trunnel
  • trundler
  • trundlehead
  • trundle bed
  • trundletail
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