Where does “tripe” come from?

Tripe comes from Old French tripe, of unknown origin.

tripe (English): The lining of the large stomach of ruminating...

Definitions

  1. The lining of the large stomach of ruminating...

Ancestry of “tripe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtripeA portion of a creature's entrails or organs
2Old Frenchtripeentrails

Words derived from “tripe”

Every word from Old French tripe →Every word from Middle English tripe →