Where does “tronk” come from?

tronk (English) comes from Afrikaans tronk, from Dutch tronk, from Middle Dutch tronc, from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus, from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- — to carve, cut off, trim.

tronk (English): A prison

Definitions

  1. A prison

Ancestry of “tronk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanstronkprison
2Dutchtronktrunk, tree trunk; tree stump; prison, dungeon,...
3Middle Dutchtronctrunk
4Old Frenchtroncalms box, tree trunk, headless body; trunk
5Latintruncuslopped, docked; maimed, mangled, mutilated; A...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwerḱ-to carve, cut off, trim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerḱ- →Every word from Latin truncus →Every word from Old French tronc →