Where does “trousers” come from?

Trousers comes from Middle Irish triubhas, a garment word of uncertain ultimate origin.

trousers (English): An article of clothing that covers the part of...

Definitions

  1. An article of clothing that covers the part of...

Ancestry of “trousers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrouzes—
2Englishtrousebrushwood; trousers
3Irishtriústrousers, trews
4Middle Irishtriubus—
5Old Irishtrebus—
6Old Frenchtrebus—
7Late Latintubrucus—
8Proto-Germanic*þeuhabrōksloincloth
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “trousers”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þeuhabrōks →Every word from Late Latin tubrucus →