Where does “trouzes” come from?

trouzes (English) comes from English trouse, 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.

Ancestry of “trouzes”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trouzes

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