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Where does “trouser” come from?

trouser (English) comes from English trousers, from English trouzes, from English trouse, from Irish triús, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus, from Old French trebus, from Late Latin tubrucus — to shine, shimmer.

trouser (English): Of or relating to trousers; A pair of trousers;...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to trousers; A pair of trousers;...

Ancestry of “trouser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrousersAn article of clothing that covers the part of...
2Englishtrouzes—
3Englishtrousebrushwood; trousers
4Irishtriústrousers, trews
5Middle Irishtriubus—
6Old Irishtrebus—
7Old Frenchtrebus—
8Late Latintubrucus—
9Proto-Germanic*þeuhabrōks—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “trouser”

  • trousered
  • trouserless
  • betrousered
  • untrousered
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