Where does “trouse” come from?
trouse (English) comes from Irish triús, 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.
trouse (English): brushwood; trousers
Definitions
- brushwood; trousers
Ancestry of “trouse”, step by step
trouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish triús
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | triús | trousers, trews |
| 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 Old English trūs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | trūs | brushwood |