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Where does “trousered” come from?

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

trousered (English): Dressed in trousers; past participle of trouser

Definitions

  1. Dressed in trousers; past participle of trouser

Ancestry of “trousered”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrouserOf or relating to trousers; A pair of trousers;...
2EnglishtrousersAn article of clothing that covers the part of...
3Englishtrouzes—
4Englishtrousebrushwood; trousers
5Irishtriústrousers, trews
6Middle Irishtriubus—
7Old Irishtrebus—
8Old Frenchtrebus—
9Late Latintubrucus—
10Proto-Germanic*þeuhabrōks—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “trousered”

  • betrousered
  • untrousered
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