Where does “trough” come from?
Trough comes from Middle English trough, Old English trog, Proto-Germanic trugaz, and Proto-Indo-European dreu-, originally meaning wood or tree.
trough (English): A long, narrow container, open on top, for...
Definitions
- A long, narrow container, open on top, for...
Ancestry of “trough”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | trogh | — |
| 2 | Old English | troh | Alternative form of trog |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ṯin- | two |
Words derived from “trough”